BC Historical Newspapers

The Weekly News
Mar 15, 1898

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The Weekly News

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[The News] ; [The Cumberland News]

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Cumberland, B.C. : Walter Birnie Anderson

Date Issued

1898-03-15

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The Cumberland News was published in Cumberland, in the Comox Valley region of Vancouver Island, and ran from April 1899 to July 1916. Published by Walter Birnie Anderson, the News served the communities of Cumberland, Courtenay, and Comox Valley, and was eventually absorbed by another Cumberland-based paper, the Islander.

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Array r**.*M__cfc������o'_-,-������ *wa iw_*_*_i*_-_v-_wt. t-tAjrxisa&i&si&iA^il&Q'tftZtfJtJxC^ilklfi&m \\\ l Ik* : CUMBERLAND, B. C. [P. O., UNION, J TUESDAY MAR. 15th., 1898. $2.00 PER ANNUM. M arm I Klon For the choicest meats we are head quarters. If you have not tried our noted sausages, bologna and head cheese, you should do so at once. Fresh vegetables, eggs and butter, salmon bellies, Mackerel, etc. SHIPPING qJfPPTTTTQ si_M:o_3_Nr LEISER _;SeSg2S2SSgg_555_; NEW GOODS, NEW JUST arrived from Great Britain, (������������������ - - A huge consignment of Dry Goods, Ah������l- will be opened out this week. Towels, Mefe&nd Boys Sweaters, Dress Goods. Silks, RfBb^fis, , Ho:s4-ery������ Gloves; Ties; Flanneilettes., Underwear, Blouses, ' 7:f^"-: Handkerchief ���������' '.-.'"' OXTT-FIOTTI __STG A. B. JOHNSTON & CO. NANAIMO, B. C. GENERAL OUTFITTERS FOR MINERS GOING TO THE KLONDIKE. STEAMBOAT AGENTS. TICKETS SOLD. PAR. TICULARS ON APPLI. CATION. NEW8 FBOK 8HBEP CAKP. Roods dike J A FU1_1_ STOCK of SppjfIG GOODS now arriving at ' 'V'-l J, il ^1 . i-.'l B. Johnston & Co., Furnish Best Outfits That Went Over the Passes. the Etc*.,. Etc., Etc. ski. NT.:xr WES .S' AU ta-us ___:__.xjc_<z. Th,_ Drug Store is The Combs, ������35__������__������SL c_S Brushes Perfumes, and Toilet Waters. OPEN SUNDAY MORNING FROM 10 to ir a.m. ': Place to Buy Good Stock of Books, Novels, and Stationery Such is the Verdict of all the Nanai- xoio Boys. The Free Press is Again indebted to the courtesy of Mr. Dan Dalley, our leading tonsorial artist, for the following interest* ing extracts from'a letter received by him from his friend James Rioe, now at Dyea Pass. Sheep Creek, Alaska, Nov 16th '97* Friend Daniel���������I received your letter today, and was glad to get it, but I wish you had got my other letter, which would have given you quite a budget of news. I sap- pose there are a number of the boys who have left hen^ad returned to Nanaimo who will be able to give you all the news. Tlie old timers in the country fooled a lot of u* when they told as th-re was no'use in-"try- ��������� ing to get over the pas'spe in October or f November. - But. *hey were away off. The country iu not so bad as some of them would have you believe. The wea-hcr is nice here at present. ��������� Tht.re in plenty of auov/���������clear and frosty but not down to zero yet. It is one of the best places I was ever in���������when it doe. not rain. I have got a good job here working1 for a Tacoma Oompauy, who are petting ou well with their tiainway, and I feel confident thatthry will coinplei.e it all right. I am thinking of going down on the steamer City ot St attic next ti'ip, but 1 m s- itate to leave a yood job like chit>. 1 will have lot* to tell you when I go down. You can tell A. 14.. Johnston & Co, that all the boys wlio got outfits from them had the beat on the road, for all the boys were loud in their praise of the goods supplied by Johnston & Co. This is the reason why I would like to' return to Nanaimo so as to get my outfit from them. Your old friend Mike King, of Victoria, went through here to take a look at the trail, and he will no doubt tell you all about it. I have seen Walter Thompson, but only for a few minutes. He is not stack on the country or the situation. & MOORE. -/*>'������ .Mb- J .1 L-fJj-4-, J",1 " ' long. A Draw. San Francisco March i_th.���������The fight between Sharkey and Joe Choynsky was declared a draw. Departure Bay Dock. The Mamie arnved at Departure Bay today with the piles lor the E. & N. Co.'s new docks to be erected there for shipping of Alexandria and extension, mines coal. CONDENSED , TELEGRAMS., New Vancouver Coal Company are making extensive wharf improvements. Their new bunkers progressing rapidly,. .���������Northheld iriue soon < to be opened up. "��������� Steamer Cottage City reports tooo men camped -*t Wrangcl, and- C. V. R., has bought the wharf there and will rebuild. it.���������Wrangel is full of thugs, and gamblers.���������Postage ���������.tamps'are at a premium ���������Body of the purser of Clara- Nevada found; shows fire had been aboard.���������A. seaman of ship Kirt George slipped on K-uig pi.ink at Nanaimo yesterday, fell in to tlie v.atrrnm! wa*. drowned.���������The es- ���������im-urs <iic iioi ilou-) vet. Miscellaneous. . A verbal report was made bv AM. Calnanthat a bulletin board had been provided, and work on the drain ditch: was in progress. On motion of Aid. VVillard seconded by Aid. Calnan, the thanks of the Cotm* cil wereextendei to Mr. M: F. Kelley, photographer for his present to the City,!, of Cumberland a of photograph neatly framed of the first Council / ��������� Adjourned. ONION SHIPPING. "^ March 8.���������To������Lo__, 217 tons coal for C. P. K. v "r; ' )y " ���������Thistle, 40 tons ooal fuel. 9.���������8tr. Passadena, 90 tons fuel. ���������������-_. ������������������ Paekthaa .886 "/ '������������������ ' , I0.^^^-C9ihmd^rV-i^,.atmsv.' co-1 and im toni coks for M ��������� < ���������I ,:r CITY COUNCIL s_ The Citv Council met on Friday eve* nin-^, March ioth. All present but Aid. Cai'ihe-v. LATEST BY IIM. OPEN SUNDAY EVENING FROM 3 to 4 p. ml WE KEEP NOTHING BUT THE BEST and PUREST DRUGS for DISPE NSATION For your cough Try Scott's Emulsion, Dr. Chases Linseed and Turpentine, or Ayers Cherry Pectoral. Peacey & Co., Milk, is, Vegetables, Haying secured the Harrigan ranch I am prepared to - deliver aily pure fresh milk, fresh eggs, and vegetables, in Union and Cumberland, A share of patronage is solicited. JAMES REID. SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWS, SUBSCSIPTION A YEAR $$$$$$$$ Fruit and Ornamental Trees SHRUBS, ROSES. RHODODENDRONS, GREENHOUSE AND BEDING OUT PLANTS. Agricultural Implements SPRAY PUMPS, FERTILIZERS, BEES and BEE SUPPLIES. ��������� Most Complete Stock in B. C. NO AGENTS. Catalogue Frek. M. J. HENRY, 604 Westminster Boad. VANCOUVER, B. C. Skagway News. Nanaimo, March t^h.���������Steamer Victorian here last night from Skagway. The purser learned of the burning of steamer Whitelaw at Skagway on March 4th. the steamer put into the bay and, fire was discovered in her engine room. AH efforts to extinguished the flames proved in vain. The captain headed for the beach and the crew and passsengers left her. The Whitelaw had over two hundred passengers aboard. They lost everything. The sight on the beach was heart-breaking, the purser said. Tbe unlucky Corona is on her way south again. Skagway is at last under marshal control and fear reign's supieme now. The Dalton Trail is completed. The Spinal meningitis is still raging at Skagway. Can't Get Coal. Victoria.���������The full court varried the judgement in Hebbs vs. E. & N. Ry. so that plaintiff B������������r can have a conveyance of the land, but reserving minerals to the company. Speaker Resigns. Victoria March 12th.���������Hon. D. W. Wiggins, speaker of the House, bas resigned and J. P. Booth has been elected in his place. Wharf At Nanaimo. Nanaimo.���������E. & N. Ry. is seeking permission to erect a wharf at Nanaimcv The proposed wharf will be 2000 feet Com m u nications. From Water-Works Co., re h>drants granting time to purchase to Nov.i, 1898, and stating that as to tent of, same they were not prepared to answer���������would be governed by rates of Nanaimo Water- Works Co. From Mr. Gartley reporting he hsd worked 14 days on ditch, and had another man who had worked 7 days, which he thought should be paid for at rate of $2.50 per day, especially as the weather had been .veto Referred ;to Board of Works. From L. P. Eckstein, Esq., in behalf of property owners, east of 4th street, requesting that the swamp there be drained, claiming that houses could not be retted under present conditions, and consequently would not bear the assessment ! they otherwise would. Laid on table for future consideration. From Incorporation Committee re publishing Letters Patent. On motion the bill for same was ordered paid. Accounts. Bill of Nanaimo Free Press _or License forms of $3.50; Tarbell's bill for street lamps of $48.00; News' bill of $14.00 for ' publishing Trades License by-law; Whitney's bill of $8.00 for February rent, were referred to Finance Committee. Mr. Anderson's bill of $8.50 for sample street lamp, also received and referred to appropriate committee. By-law Introduced. ' Aid. Westwood introduced a City of Cumberland General Municipal Rste By-law. It was read a first time. On plea, ef emergency, it passed its second reading. Aid. Willard introduced a Public Morals by-law, which passed its first reading. ������Ald,Calnan introduced a Sunday Ob.er- vance. by-lawwhich passed its first reading " ���������Str. AgutM, 4 tou oTfttri. II.���������Tog Loit, 211 to** ooal for a Rafinery. " ���������Tug Tepie, 418 14���������MIumoU WIF frq. coil for Lee inf Uw. r/ ������������������ Islandw flrom 8k������gw*yf SM to������������ fuel. " "CoBitaiMM, 1������ to^f ooe! for Robt. Ward. " " ���������Tepic, 210 ton ooal and 200. tons aoke for C������ P. R. . - Due���������S_rn Mateo, and Ning Chow .bound for Alaska. t' d Had Never Seen a Window Spring-. Sunday evening the people at Howe's ho* tel were disturb- by a shaking, grating, quaking n.ise which they could not under- ' atand. It contioued so long, souie got up and went outaide thinking it was perhaps.a ' keel puehed by the waves against the, rav- ���������lly beach��������� "merely that and _M-thiog,Vr more." But a view of the shore a^owed^ this was not the case, and returning, *>^tfc������':-,_ hotel, tbe strange noise waa locate^Anim - csrtain room. Puahiug open the 6am$l!Huiy-< ���������aw Tom Garvin with a shirt fi������������_*sfcort; ���������boulders exposed and his drawers-dniglng to his knees, violently shaking- an4 polting at the lower window sa h vainly ������nds������ror- ing to close it. "What in thoad������r ������pi yo������ trying to do?" exclaimed the foreoae*^ mid* night visitor. "Trying to close i_|������ tarnation window,'' replied Garvin in a- Tele* thick with pMsiea and oold. Hi* ���������jm looked m though he had been p������eliag.������_ioa* ���������od his throat iraa ewollaa and punfel m������ a sprained ankle. "Why in the name of oommoasenM don't yoa pjuh in the speingt" 'What is that?" For aiiCirer tbe visitor stepped forward, pressed in the spring and let th* sash down* Well, I'll be blamed UI ever sew any thing like tbat beforo." And the veteran bachelor, who had passed' noet ef Me life in a lonely cabin, opened his eyes ia aaten* isbment. Awarded Highest Honors���������World'* Fair, Gold Medal, Midwintet Fait. CREAM A Pare Grape Cream ef Tartar fanta*. 4aYl_ARS*THE. '���������'?5-l ���������Mil t ill <;m k .?*������������������ V^ ^ 9 4 f JL i Subscribers who d������ not receive their paper reg- -v nlarLy-will please notify us at once. s;A *",' ���������*. _-������_}���������! Apply at the office lpr!pdve_tis__e,rates/* '-r#; '* ** \ ' '"~ ., UNION. B.C. Pi The Week's Commercial, Summary* ��������� The^-trgold"'-balance ---of- tHe- --tjnited- States treasury is over 5150,000,000. ;, Canadian Pacific s A MAN'S t-v GREATEST HELP. &*{ 1$'-" ii- - I' i.', ;ross^, -e^rniggs,- %oji " . the second week of October jwere .;S__4,-' 000, an increase of ������204/000.' '-'': -' O'vyV * The' earnings of tire Grand Trunk Bail- wry for the 'week ended October 14th slxpw-^n .increase pJ_$25,313. , ���������_. # "������to(M:s o'f_ wheafcat-Toronto are'^.S;.?? busife^s as against 3.,80-i bushels' a1 week ago'and 237^851 Bushels a year ago.-*v- The"J-crade distribution- at Montreal, - r taken as a whole) ia of a very fair sea sonable character, with most houses the volumo of trade being a good deal ahead - of 'last year. . In general dry goods, a'nd ������������������' kindred, lines, business may be called *'~..good. . ? Prospects are exceedingly bright for "a large,immigration a������,farmers,into Mani- tobu" and tbe 'Northwest Provinces in?-ifye spring;-," Land.���������.coi'ripanies are^d^ng.-Avell' and' Wll.'d'o'bett.eis.'-. This account's'������������_. tlie DiJllisn'' ffce'lin^-'in "Northw_fl^I^fi_3S3a Ontario and Qu'A'ppelle stocks. The visible supply of wh.at in the r "CJnited States and Canada increased I,** . 136,000 bujshelslast week, and., trie��������� tpta}; , is now 23,y_0/6bd bu_liels'|'"a_.' cbn^tSr^l' \ with '54,^08;OOO-lBushels.'i. fear" afeo.'#|T_te ." amount olf wheat atloat^tp'"Eil_ope i's 26,'- ��������� "��������� 000,000 bushels, an increase "'of 400,000 - bushels forr the ��������� week. A year ago the '", amou^'t^floa'trwa's SO'i'-OO.'&OO buslieisV. . ��������� jAhpoi^fqor .and ._��������� half, bullion bags, of co'ffe^hliYc''already coine"i*rrto sigtTt, and -. there is ampleV tiiiie .for- tho remaining four .million . t:to'appear-iind make the ,' crop equaU-the-.maximum-estimate.. The . hep-yy movement, ijogether (iwith weaker ��������� European^- -inarkets '1 and ,an T' increaset in '" tne American vi_i_le supply almost to '��������� ' 9Q0,00,0..bags, .brought a reaction' to 7 , cents'for'No."7 Kio.' " J ->....,,' ������ -j ���������--���������.������������������> ��������� ���������* - ,.General,*wholesale tra^e at .Toronto,.is ''. fairly'satisfactory. When' weather condi- ��������� tibns are.'; ������ak_n ' into consideration, the move'inent'' is'"' most encouraging. The steady demand'on'wholesalers for nearly all lines of ' merchandise is evidence of the comparatively light.- stocks held at country,- points .and of returning ��������� confid- ' ence. tManufacturers, are , busy'v and in / 'many cases mills are running overtime. . .''Avcommon ' error has been " made in . supposing that there never'would be any radically 'new , discoveries ��������� in farming methods. .Jarmersseom to have settled 1 dov/n to . permaneut "continuance of old methods, presuming''all is known that ever can* bevknbwri. Buf'th'is has recently , been- shown-sto. be. a mistake, as is illustrated in the Campbell method of growing. cropsti .allusion to "wliich has-been made'in these 'columns^ From an Iowa exchange we -learn that a series ' of tests has been made under-.,'fche. old and new system.v, And, \y(hat a difference! Wheat grown'under the. old" system had heads about^two '.'inches 'long,' with straw no larger than a knitting'- needle, and an average height of < about; .-fifteen inches, and is nearly ready to cut, while the <* other has heads that will average t four inches long, a large Jkerrial" that is not nearly filled yer,, .with a "large, strong stalk,.anil is of-.i dark green, color- una will not-be ripe .lor t������vo or three week*? yet. "Under the ol.l way one. and one-half bushels-of seed were sown to the acre, the result being that when it came up it did not stool at" all, but" sent lip -..ne . pi-ndly stalk from each grain of seed, while the other was drilled in rows twenty inches apart, one peck of seed being sown to the acre, and it has stooled out sufficiently to nearly cover die intervening space between the rows, and" from seventeen, to twenty stalks spring uyj from, one grain of seed. Mr. Campbell estimates that the yield under his method will be 250 per cent, greater than the yield under the old "Fancy the difference this will make in the ability ���������of .the,farmer.to .pay--'his mortgager ai^d otheftclebts.-���������American Investments. ~.' Be'sf,. Thih'e:, 'invAll '.the World is to. -yilave.JMid- a Good Mother. fr -/Noting.; the ^tendency of mothers to ���������^scape,_;tKe,' ca're . aud.^responsibility of 'sltrainipg their,*own ctTildren, resorting to -'/nurses;'������goverri'esses^? kln'dcrgartens, etc., Edward ' W. Bok,"vigorously contends that woman should consider her Gfod- civen 'fduties",--to her chUdren vastly .parainoui-t to every "claim that can be, made upon her time. "It is ono of the ino-t baleful tendencies' of ithe times," writes Mr. Bok, "that^ young children ���������^Tfr"pl'a^"d���������V6"mucb'"an^^ entirely in the nands of nurses, and so far -away from ^i? ch.jir mothers'. ^I?do not think that women e_r*.ctlyJre'aliiBe what the early teachings and".'influences of a mother mean' to a man when he. reaches years of maturity. The time which a boy spends at his mother's knee is never forgotten by. the man.'.;Our morality-is. learned there. Our characters are formed thero. We are most impressionable when,we are in a, stage of -absolute^dependence upon others. What sort of a' 'recollection is it, for a man to look back to a line of nurses or governesses? What moral, stimulus does he receive from the recollection of a mother inevitably reading pome novel and resting ,'ln a^ languid stupor with fan and smelling bottle? What moral fibre is instilled into a child who sees his mother only as she flits before him between morning.calls,,luncheqnSj meetings, teas, drivtfStt dingers and theater-parties? Wha.t ���������does-^t-bcyviearn at thp,knee of'.a nurse? JGopd?*' P4erh������ps.<]������; But jj'usfc as often ,he learns tluit v.hich "is ;not good.' *' * * Many a man has stood at the forks of the road in his life, broken-hearted and perplexed, only to have his mother's g-wqijds, ..oftteredj ��������� to -him v.,when, a child, &ni'e* befqrp him .'and point .him .'the way. _^t is'-'th'lin^ibhat tt'e 'fealizes','ytnafe;j the best 'thin'g! irT-he world'to a"'ihan ijp to have had a good mother, watchful, tender and anxious, as only a mother can be where her child is concerned. In those supreme ^moments^the lesson taught���������not by the 'nurse."'Vot" By' a stranger; " not at'the kindergarten, but at the mother's knee��������� becomes a precious recollection and a benediction. It means then a man's salvation. And in that quiet moment a man thinks of n. good mother as he never thinks of any other woman. A look of tenderness comes into his eyes, a feeling of softness creeps into his heart, and- the attitude of his earliest infancy comes to him as, unconsciously, he looks upward and breathes to hiself the most ��������� precious of all .words: 'Mother.' It remains for the mothers of to-day to determine how mii'ch that word will mean to the men of1 to-morrcfw,'' What glorious blessings we should have if we were' only'willing to 'give , up the '������������������self-life and take wh'a't God has'prepared for us���������not-only righteousness, not only peace, but;the joy of.the Holy.Ghost.��������� Rev. Andrew Murray. , i' - . - - '<A Queer Scottish Custom. * - * j , '.*��������� * In Scotland the custom still prevails of taking down the window blinds when there is a corpse in a house and hanging white sheets across ..the windows. The custom also prevails in some parts of England (particularly in the northern part), and in -many families a special "death sheet" is reserved for the chamber in which the corpse may lie and'is often jis_d for manv generations. : * t How to Make si Three-stick Kite. Take three straight sticks of pine or cedar, half an inch wide by a quarter inch thick or less. Make two 30 inches in length and the third 20. Cross the two longer on-- the form of an X at a point 10,inches from the- ends and bind the third across them: Cut notches lengthwise across, the ends of the sticks and tie a stout twine from end to end, making a 6-sided figure. Care shduld.be taken that the corresponding sides are exactly alike. Lay down a sheet of strong, light paper,, put the frame upon it and cut the paper two inches larger than the frame all around. Fold the outside over the strings and paste down with boiled flour paste, cutting out the corners where they lap over. Only Diamond .Fields in Russia. ��������� Count.P. P. -Schuvaloff is the fortunate possessor of tho only diamond fields in Russia. On his'" estates, comprising 300,000 .hectares, five gems wero accidentally found a few years ago. The first diamond was picked up on the place in 1830, and in the years since then about 150 have .been discovered.* Some years ago the Count decided to carry on the hunt for more diamonds with vigor, though whether or not he has done so is not known: to the present writer. The Count is among the wealthiest landed proprietors in Russia, and related to the Russian Ambassador to Berlin. Euq. yone Who Makes Three or Ctfo. e Words From the List Below Gets a Prize ; $100.00 for a Complete Correct List. Read our Offer Carefully. ' The Following- Sixteen Words Each Have Dashes Where Letters Should Appear. The Proper Letters in These Spaces Make Complete Words Which We Have Chos__i, Answering- the Description Accompanying: Each Word. CAM YOU DOIT? ��������� ��������� ��������� ��������� ��������� ���������' "There" are'cases of consump'tibi_' so" far ailyiinced that 'Bickle'.s'.Anti-Consximptive "Syr.i'ip'unil'hpt'enr.e'; but none so bad that; it-wiU;*Hotfgi"v_ relief':'f;Fbt cough's,- colds lii-cl all'aff. dtfons of the throat, lungs'" arid ' _hr.st.'at. is^i sjfecifie \\*hich has never" been ^'n'owirto. raiff" '_t;'-pr6rii6tes a/-free and Va^y''exp_e^OTatio'nv thereby removing'.'tlie ,^lilegin'";"and' gives ';f-Ke ���������-diseased" parts---a "chiiiice tbheal. ��������� ��������� 'A ' ;"-'?��������� ���������'* "Bo'trh- Japan "arid Russia are said'to be fortifyin.tf,.. positions..in.'" Gorea.'1 It is 1;lap,ugVd^ayX.cb;nQict'''''wiil take place ,Lbe. ween" jihe two powers in the near fu- ,!ture..',', ', a-- .' ; ������������������ ' ������������������ pMjThe.' commission appointed to enquire 4ntq.:the disaster of the Hodynsky plain, in Moscow, 'in May, 1896. report, that on that; occasion., fourteen hundred ' and twenty-nine lives were lost. ���������.���������'-''' ii '"������������������ ������������������'���������', ���������' :' i- iGreeti'hjxs. ���������' .��������� Two A*mericans Ayben they, meet say, "How do��������� you ,vdo?" Frenchmen.' say, "How do you carry yourself ?" for they are vain of their appearance. Germans say, ".How.^bes , it with you?" for in Germany:.the going is slow. Italians ask, "__pw.<49<lpu stay?.'?. .Riissian^'jj^lJHow do ypji'.live,?'''���������^ecausjEl: they .'are./ fond of goodj^ateri_.l, liying.;; People'-'.of;- Anglo- Saxorfe extr^ipnybay|,''How do you do?" becaii^ad.ng is their lif_'; .'their.-faculties are concentrated;Uj_bn-,work. ���������-.''''��������� Dyspepsia^ndyIndiirest.ipn��������������� C. W. Snow i_ Cn.,^fv:iViV^ef^.l^i., .\^rites;': "Piease send lis't'gji^rps^c^^lls.-*'"' 1^^'a--''- selling ���������more of dP^rti.el.ee^jBHls than any other Pill we.r"ke_p:'.:,Th_y 'iVive a great reputation'. foV the cure of Dyspepsia and Live- Co rnpiafiaSt.;.^;-:.Mr.i (Sharles A.' Smith, Lindsay, ,v^kes;: ' "Parnieiee's Pills are an excellent medicine! My sister has been troubled, with severe headache, but these oills have cured her." Human _s:.itiu-e. ���������"What- a, fool a man. is,," muttered DoQuincy as he scurried'down the front steps and ran, half* a, block to miss a street,lcar. '9'_Tos, he's a ,- .fool. If I'd mi&sed catching, my wife when I w.as riihning alter' her lifcc T .hissed that car, it; might ha vet been-at blessing to me. "Now, that,was a mean, sneaking sort of thought to think. ..I'll juist take it back. ' I don't suppose she could ' help it that* my new trousers were an -inch too short and1 incapable of surrounding mo at.the top. Maybe it was her fault that my horse got away from the coachman yesterday, but a woman isn't supposed to know all about horses. . "But it was her fault that she spent $50 on that crazy looking gown of hers* Confound it'! I never told her she could spend that much money. And to think that she had the nerve to suggest to me, when I remonstrated, that my new dress suit cost S75. Suppose it did! Is that ai.;, reason she. should blow herself on m w dresses at $50 par? Well, I can stand k. Let it go on that SooO I fleeced from L-iacker yesterday by snatching up those r>onds from - him. Ha! Ha! That was pretty smootn, even if DcQuincy does have to say it. Sorry I didn't kiss her before I ran out. But I really didn't have time. That car was half way down the block.'' So soliloquizing, DeQuincyf.went on to his office afoot. t But he didn't feel right all day, and during the afternoon he called up his wife to sort of square things. She. was as sweet as peaches. DeQuincy rather sneaked up to , the house at 5.30, a half hour earlier tnan usual. Pie acted as if he rather expected a;storm. .,',But ha was disappointed. , .-'His -jvifesWas at,the dooi*. With some ^semblance of 'shamefacedness he kissed her twice more than usual. ' <"������������������..". ' ���������' ��������� -I'-'Half of. those are for this morning," he said apologetically. "How do you set along with such a mean sneak of a husband, anyway?'' , DeQuincy. felt more ashamed when Iip found -a blazing.firo in the grate and hi slippers right alongside of the fire, all 'warmed for him. And the dinner was just;the kind he would.' have ordered. His paper lay beside his .plate, and his cigar case was just where he wanted it when.'dinner was over. "Now, let's read awhile," she suggested, after he had finished his cigar over his .evening paper. "Longfellow!" said'hc, "Why, Frances, you always' know just what I want most. Let's, have a little Hiawatha. Begin at the place where he began his wooing." And she:began:���������:- "As unto the bow the cord is, So unto the man is woman;- ' -'Though' she bends-him,. she obeys him, ���������Though she draws him, yet she follows; Useless one without the. other." "Read that again,". said DeQuincy. "Say, Frances, *ii I'd bee[ji.; half- as wise: f as'Hh������wath&'I'd never waited- until I was 3J3 before marrying you. Go on!" God's Gifts. You often'^see beautiful.fruit displayed behind, a plate glass "window or in som. .shop, and the hungry, /little, boys look and long for it, but.they cannot reach it. If you were to' tell one of tbem who has never seen glass to1 take some, he might .attempt it; but.he finds something in- ,���������.visible be.twe.en him and. that fruit. Just so many Christian's can see that God's gifts are * beautiful, but they cannot take, because the self-life comes in between, even though they cannot see it. Plenty of North Polo Game. "Did you p-'-t anytliing?" asked Farmer Corntassel's.wife as he returned froni his hunting trip. ' ,. -. "Nothin worth speakin of." "You surely d'idn't conic home empty handed?" "No, bub it's next thing to it. I haven't anytliing but a couple more carrier pi-, geons with messages from the north pole tied to 'era."���������Washington Star. The"jury in the case of Luetg'ert, the Chicago sausage manufacturer* who was charged with the . murder of his wife, has disagreed, standing nine for conviction-and three for acquittal. . . -- ���������'���������;' AGENTS WANTED TO SELL "ARMED A CEYLON TEA;" Put up in lead packages. 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I BOYCE'S MONTHLY, BOYCE BUILDINC, CHICAGO. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ��������� ��������� ������������������ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������<>��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� The Olin Gas and por an power Purposes������ Gasoline Engines SIMPLEST, STRONGEST, STEADIEST, MOST ECONOMICAL. FUEL. THE OLIN ENGINES are made from 2 Horse Powet' to 40 Horse Power and maj'.be run with gasoline, manufactured or illuminat-int; gas, producer or natural gas. As gasoline is always an available and. economical fuel, the ��������� Olin engine was designed with special reference to its use. The gasoline is taken from a tank (which may^iji; be located at a distance from and {$'''' below the engine) by a simple pump and forced into a mixing chamber, which is kept hot by the exhaust. By this system we secure a perfect vaporizing of , the fluid _ which isr mixed with air before entering the cylinder and a low grade of gasoline may be *. used���������in fact, almost a kerosene. " . j ADVANTAGES OVER STEAM. I The first cost Is. less than the cost of installing a steam plantof equal capacity. No boiler to keep in repair. ' No fooiler-liouse or coal storag-e room required. > No coal, ashos or cinders to cart and handle. p No dirt, dust or soot. .. ,. .,,,,.. No fire or smoke. (The smoke nuisance is abolished). No steam or water g-augres to watch. No dang-er of explosion. ��������� ��������� ' 4 No skilled engineer required. No waiting- to g-et up steam. No increase in insurance, but in the near future a decrease. THE OLIN GAS ENGINE MAT BE PLACED ANYWHERE IN TOUR SHOP. IT REQUIRES VERY LITTLE FLOOR SPACE. WHAT USERS SAY Sherburne, N. Y., Nov. 24th, 1896. Oli_" Gas Engine Co., Buff-ilo, N. Y. -���������������.-������ Gentlemen :���������-My engine works fine ; better and better each dav I run it._ l start it in the morning and do not stop until 8:00 or 8:30 at night. I like the engine first rate. To-day I have been running the 20-inch burr mill, the iron mill, the cob and coi.i crusher and the elevator, all at the same time, grinding corn, cob and gram, and then I changed and left off the corn crusher and put on the sheller in its place, and all worked well. But I can't keep up with my work. I want a lareer engine the worst way. Would you advise me to put in a 10 or 15 horse power next ? Now using a 5 horse power gasoline engine. F. A. Co-WELL LaFargeville, Nov. 28th, 1896. The Olin Gas Engine Co.. Buffalo, N. Y. .,,,_-_������_������������������_ Gents :���������The 20 h.p. Gasoline Engine you placed in my mill last -Septemher is giving perfect satisfaction, in fact it is doing a great deal better than I expected it could. I find it a great saving in expense over steam, as it requires no care whatever after starting and steam requires an engineer. I also find it runs with less expense for gasoline than a steam engine requires for fuel. It is a very powerful machine, in fact, we have never used the full power of the eneine, and grind 70 bushels per hour right along. I think I have the best feed mill in the State with the Olin to drive it. It will give me pleasure to recommend it to anyone contemplating putting in power. Very Truly Yours, L. L. JEROME. SOLE AGENTS FOR CANADA, Send for Descriptive Circular and Price List. Toronto Type Foundry Co., Ltd., TORONTO. 'H t-1 li i ! <> ?)- V II *;' n i J I f i HANDY IN THE DAIRY. Appliances of Little Cost, bat of Muck Usefulness. Here are some appliances whose pictures and description Mr. J". L. Hoyle ���������ends to Hoard's Dairyman. One recommendation, and that not a small one, is that they can be made by any tinner. The first one is an aejator which any farmer can afford. Mr. Hoyle speaks of it aa follows: I herewith send a cut of an aerator which I am using, and believe it to be a good thing. It surely beats pouring, costs but little and is easily washed. It can be made any size ��������� desirable.' This is Qj4 inches in diameter, 6 *���������_" high and has a handle 20 inches long. There are several small holes near the top one-sixteenth of an inch in diameter. It v,is shoved down quickly in the milk and the air comes out the holes and passes up through the milk, carrying away, with it the cow odor, which I think is very injurious to milk' for making first class butter ,or CHEAP AERATOR FOR MILK. cheese. This wants to be done a number of times while the milk is warm from flie cows. ��������� . It is not my invention, but is just as good as if it were. It should be made out of good heavy tin, and that is cheaper in the end than light, flimsy stuff. The second appliance described is a simple devico for. dropping water into test bottles. Of this Mr. Hoyle writes: I also send a drawing of a tin cup With a little tube in the side to slip a ���������mall'rubber, tube on to (nursing bottle rubber tube:) These'' rubber tubes can be got at tho drug store. This makes a good thing to put water in test bottles. By pinching this tube we can put in one drop at a' time or let it run full size and fill them very lapidly. For graduating test bottles I prefer ���������kimmilk to water, as I believe it is not affected by capillary attraction so much as water. I then fill the bottle a little above o and dip it out with a small swab tied to a splinter. Pinch the milk or water out of swab each time until it is down exactly to o. This ia easily done, and also wipes out the in- ���������ide of neck of bottle. Now let me tell those that keep cows what a. help it Will be to use the milk test and scales, for by so doing you can easily find those that are not paying for what they eat, and such are to be found in almost every useful in making herd of any tests. breed. In 1893 my 8 cows averaged 5.03 test; in 1884, 9 cows averaged 5.43 test; in ISO5, 10 cows averaged 5.40 test (it will be remembered this was the year of the great drought); in 1896, 11 cows .averaged 5.54 test. It will be seen that I am crawling up,in both number of cows and quality of milk. They averaged over 300 pounds of butter this year; and I am raising calves for my own use from two cows that make 400 pounds. I am milking some of these heifers, and they are quite promising. Some one has said "the Babcock test and scales are farreaching," and I have good reason to think so. wool hats worn month after month in a creamery without being renovated. Straw hats, or, better yet, light linen caps, are, the proper head covering for- butter makers and those who handlo milk. The question what to do with whey is beirig answered in a factory at An- dover, O. The whey is, clarified and boiled down and by a process known to the manufacturer is turned into the purest sort of an article, of milk sugar, or sugar of milk, as one chooses to call it. It is sold to-druggists for pill and powder making. THE QUEEN'S RELICS. PRECIOUS MEMENTOES ARE NOW ON EXHIBITION. FORAGE CROPS. The plat l>������iry and Creamery. And now somebody has discovered a disease which has been named contagious inflammation of the udder. It comes from treating the cow in an unnatural manner. Peed her just right, not stuffing her to death to make a milk record; keep her perfectly clean and give her plenty of light and air and she will not have contagious inflammation of the udder. Cloths wrung out of hot water and applied to an inflamed udder will help take the swelling down. Every cow should have her own stall and her own milker, and these should under no circumstances be changed if it can be avoided. Cows that are accustomed to one certain milker will give a larger yield with that person than with anybody else. The nervous cow is sometimes the best milker in the herd. Keep everything about the creamery, including yourself, your hands, skin and clothing, spotlessly clean. Clean blue or white cotton or linen overalls should always be worn at creamery and dairy work. There is something that makes one sick in the thought of woolen jackets and trous_rs and old, Plants of Value to Cow Keepers In the Northern Belt. The Michigan experiment station has been doing valuable work in testing the forage plants chat will thrive in that state, and consequently in the whole line of states in. the same latitude. These'results are particularly interesting to dairy farmers. Summed up they are as follows:. ' - While the Michigan station has had a fair degree of success with alfalfa it is not prepared to say that it will take the place of red clover in that state. ' It yielded nearly five tons of hay per acre at four cuttings in ' one season, but it requires good land, sufficiently rolling to drain well. On low, black land it winter kills in Michigan. It should be sown in spring by itself at. the rate of 20 pounds of. seed per acre. If- land is clean, sow broadcast; r if .weedy, sow in drills and cultivate. If weeds come up, mow, them before they go to seed, and unless heavy enough to smother the alfalfa leave them on the field. Kaffir corn matures too late to be of value in Michigan. In the' intensely dry season of 1895 it compared ��������� favorably with dent corn and sorghum as to quantity of forage produced, but was later than either in maturing. Michigan season is too short for it. Beginning' in March, 1895, a each of crimson clover and red clover was'sown each month till November. The total yield of the crimson clover plats was a little in excess of that of red clover. June and July seem to be the best months.for seeding crimson clover in Michigan. Sacaline has proved worthless. It is troublesome to start and to get rid of, hard to handle and cure, makes a poor, woody forage, and is not more -productive than corn forage. .The flat pea is also hard to start, hot very productive and "is not relished by any sort of stock. . k Hairy vetch, sometimes called sand vetch, winter vetch, Russian vetch or Siberian vetch, is considered very promising in Michigan. Sown in the fall the plants live over winter and make a crop the following spring. It is a' slender, running plant, often creeping on the ground a distance of ten feet from tho stem. For this reason it should be sown with rye in the fall or with oats in the spring to give it support. It yielded nearly seven tons dry hay per acre at the Michigan station. The Ohio station also gives it a favorable report, as does the South Dakota station. This vetch is somewhat richer .than clover, and is fine for green manuring. After cutting the joint crop of oats or rye and vetch the vetches usually make a vigorous second growth from the stubble,- affording fine pasturage or a good coat of green manure to turn under. A series of unfavorable clover seasons .ending with 1895 led many Michigan farmers to fear that red clover was no longer reliable in that state, but 1896 brought a very heavy crop. The root borer has now appeared, but it is hoped that its numbers will steadily decline, as in New York. The Michigan station made an interesting and instructive experiment on a field of clover seeded with rye. A third of the field was cut over and crop removed just as the rye was heading out; another third when the rye was in full bloom, and the last third after the rye had ripened. The result was remarkable. Though favorable weather ensued, the last third produced as much weeds as clover, the second third had a thin stand of clover sprinkled with weedy patches, while the first third sent up a thick stand and vigorous growth of clover. Picture of the Coronation Much Prized��������� Great Collection of Common and Curious Articles on Which Fabulous Prices Are Set. Perhaps it is because this has been jubilee year, and everything connected with Victoria is of unusual interest, that a large number of what may be called "relics" of her childhood and middle life have been collected and exhibited during the last few weeks in one of our important museums. The ������ things shown are literally priceless, and hundreds of thousands of pounds would not buy them from their owers, who, by the way, are scattered all over the world. One of these articles connected with almost her .earliest days, is a quaint little carriage, in which the baby princess used to take her airings, and in. which she almost came to an untimely end. A huge dog startled the pony one morning, in the Kensington" gardens, and caused lt to swerve violently, on one side.n One wheel got up on to a bank and the whole concern was toppling over, when a guardsman named Maloney, grasped the child's dress and swung her clear. She Made Pin Cushions. Another relic, of a less exciting nature, is a, very well written letter from the eight-year-old Princess to the Marchioness of Downshire, thanking her for forwarding to the palace a big paroel Jof toys. By the side of the letter are numbers of dolls dressed by the Princess herself, who was taught to use her lingers at a very early age, and, among other specimens of her handiwork, are 22 pin oushiona from two inches to half an inch square, made from patterns of dresses sent in by the royal tradesmen, and belonging now to a < Miss Julia Maaser in Germany. There, also, is the grand rosewood piano on which the little Victoria practiced her scales, presented to her by George IV., and so valued by her that, after using it for years, she sent it : back in 1839'to Messrs. Erard to be thoroughly overhauled and done up. Another relic connected with one of the dangers she ran as a girl, is a curious old chair in which she once rested at the "Fox and Crown Inn" at Highgate. The landlord of the inn had managed, to save the Princess and her mother from some restive horses and led the ladies to his inn to rest and recover. Pictures of the Coronation, v Butter Trade In Europe. There are a number of forms of boxes. There is the Australian box, being a cube, 1 foot in diameter, holding on the average 56 pounds; the New Zealand being rectangular, and the Irish a truncated pyramid, so that the butter can be dumped out of the box from the larger end. In the shops butter is dumped out of the package in a large lump and cut off in chunks when sold. Then there is the French butter in baskets, the basket being about a peck ix. size with a cover, and the butter in the form of a large roll laid in it. There are also French rolls in boxes. These rolls are cylindrical in shape, weighing two pounds each, and are packed a dozen in a box. This French butter, as well as some Danish, is unsalted and brings the very highest prices. The French is what is termed milled butter. It is bought up from the peasants, sorted and worked up together. Being unsalted it does not keep long and the English merchant orders it by telegram, and during the night it crosses the channel and is in the English shop in the morning. Another reminder . of the old days is Sir George Hayter's great historical picture of the coronation, in the production of which the Queen took almost as much interest as the artist himself. A solid silver beaker and jug are unique souvenirs of the Queen's accession. A certain nobleman, who wishes'to be nameless, ��������� collected in view of the accession, a complete set of silver coins, one for every ruler, since William the Conqueror, to the number of 37, and had them"let into the - beaker, which was pierced with holes to receive them, a Victorian crown piece forming the lid. A sprig of orange blossom from the bridal bouquet, and some large dispatch boxes full of letters from the Queen, ..covering, many, many years, are contributed by the Marquis of Normandy, to whom the letters were written: and the ���������prig given. Also a lock of the Queen's hair and a Bible marker, woven out of the same material, come from the same contributor, and it gives some idea of the value set -upon such simple treasures, when we hear that these two articles are insured at ������450. A very interesting relic is the hoof of the Queen's favorite horse, Hammott, ���������nounted in gold as an inkstand, and t isured by Col. Meyer, the owner, who nas lent it, for ������2.400. A photograph of the family christening font is also in the exhibition and we casually learn in connection with it, that the expenses of the Prince ot Wales' christening were, no mean item in the housekeeping bills, having amounted' to more.than ������200,000. The exhibition has decidedly "taken," and no wonder, with a patriotic and somewhat emotional nation. From the beginning it has been orowded day by day, and, even now, when the London season is, so to say, over, streams of visitors continue to pour in. The Queen on the Deeside. Just now, her Majesty is in Scotland where, perhaps, the happiest hours of her life are spent, and where she will remain till the winter. One thing has been rather a trial ^o her there, lately, and tiiatIs, the"pulling down of the little old church which has been her place of worship for bo many years. It had been impossible for her to mount the gallery stairs as she did in her younger days, and sho was compelled to give up attending service there, when at Balmoral, so it was pulled down, and now she attends the beautiful little white granite church which has replaced the old one. Owing to the bad illness of Dr. Campbell���������for many years minister of this church���������it was necessary this spring to choose a successcv, and great was the discussion among the "elders" as to whom among those who came to give specimens of their preaching would be a "likely man." Along "leet" was chosen first, then a short one was sent in which finally consisted of three names. At this stage, matters became difficult, the absorbing question being, "Whioh o' them wad you think the Queen wad tak a fancy to?" It was settled at last, to send the short "leet" to her Majesty, and let the ohoioe rest with her. The. Queen is as constitutional in her highland home as in har empire, and declined to overrule the voioe of the people. Pressed hard, she said she thought the Rev. Mr. Slbbald would not be unsuitable, and the reverend gentleman was chosen. Going to her Scotch home in the spring, however, she neither sent for him to the castle nor gave any notice of her intention to go to church ; till she had heard him preach. The Queen's Favorite Wardrobe Woman. "The Queen's had a gey shock, the morn," was the opinion in Craithe village just when her ��������� Majesty was in the thick of thejubilee excitements. And so she had. Old Mistress Macdonald, who had been the Queen's favorite wardrobe woman for the last 40 years, had returned home to die, and, no doubt, the simple peasant woman was not far out when she surmised that, at Royal Windsor," in the midst of her jubilee triumphs, her Majesty was sitting greetin' o'er the illness of Mrs. Macdonald. All the day long when the old lady lay dying,,the little village post-office was kept in" a state of commotion by the necessary out-ringing of the telegraph bell, which notified that the, Queen . was sending message after message of inquiry, and ��������� receiving full details of tho death of her devoted servant.' Mrs. Macdonald was a Deeside woman, who had entered her Majesty's service as a housemaid at Balmoral, eventually becoming chief wardrobe woman. She was always about the person of the Queen, and always slept just outside her room. She was compelled to give it up, last May, after having made many unsuccessful efforts to conoeal her disease, which was cancer, so that she might go with the Queen to London, having a fixed conviction, poor old lady,' that her royal mistress would never gee through all her hard work without her assistance. i The Emperor Frederick: and the White Heather. ' The Balmoral castle drawing-room Is a bright and pleasant, apartment, hung round with pictures of the royal family at various ages, one of the most interest being a portrait of Emperor Frederick and his girl bride, whom he wooed, as everybody knows, with a piece, of white heather, gathered from'one of the woody hills 'near tho castle. In his last illness, when the hand of death was upon him, the Emperor climbed the hill alone, and returning to the Empress, laid a piece ot white heather on her ,lap, saying, "I gathered it at the very, spot." So,- the Royal family have their sentimental turns as well as the meanest, of their subjects. John Brown. Balmoral, where the Queen is staying at the present moment, perhaps abounds more .than any of her residences in stories of her Majesty's faithful and devoted servants, as well as of her own attachment to and sympathy with them and the cottagers on the estate. "Honest John Brown," with his blunt outspokenness, is the hero -of--many-'a tale. He never could do wrong, has been known to express disapproval of his Royal mistress' attire, in the words,' "What's this you've got on the day9"-and on one ���������occasion to have almost come to wcrds with her over a- sprig of. heather. ' The Queen maintained it was real "white heather" (a very rare,plant even in the highlands), while honest' John, whose courtly complaisance . was not a very prominent quality, exclaimed, "Hoots! it's naught but the heather bell." , Poor John Brown lies now in the little churchyard on the Dee where all his forefathers sleep, his tomb honored as their's are not, by the Queen's grateful tribute to his uncommon fidelity in her epitaph:������������������ That friend, on whose fidelity you count, That friend given to you by circumstances Over which you'd no control, was God's own gift. Perhaps few old ladies at the Queen's time of life have a larger circle of loving relatives, but she shares with the rest of us in the penalty of old age of seeing: year by year those we love, and by whose love we are cheered, passing away from us, and she would probably affirm that bereavements have fallen more heavily upon her than on any of her subjects. Still, she has compensations HOW TO EXAMINE A WATCH. The Only "Way to Appreciate Its Fine Mechanism. To one who chas never studied the mechanism of a watch, its mainspring or the balance wheel is a mere piece of metal. He may have looked at the face of the watch and while he admires the motions of its hands and the time it keeps he may have wondered in idle amazement as to. the character of the machinery which is concealed within. Take it to pieces and show, him each par. separately���������he;will recognize neither design nor adaptation nor relation between them; but put them together, set them to work, point out the offices of each spring, wheel and cog, explain their movements, and then show him the result. Now he perceives.that it is all one design���������that notwithstanding the number of parts, their diverse forms and various offices and the agents concerned, the whole piece is of one thought, the expression of one idea. He now rightly concludes that when f.hn mainspring was fashioned and tempered its relation to all the other parts must have been considered; that the cogs on this wheel are cut and regulated��������� adapted���������to the ratchets on that; and his final conclusion will be that such a piece of mechanism could hot have been produced by chance; for the adaptation of the parts is such as to show it to be according to design and obedient to the will of one intelligence.���������Harper's Round Table. No Danger. THE OLD AND THE YOUNG. Xn-i How Younjrer, Persons May Take ah terest in Their Old Parents. I can conceive of few sadder things in ' old age than being without younger per- I sons who love us enough to correct us, says a writer in Harper's Bazar. Yes! correct us; neither more , nor less than | that; not rudely, of course, nor impertinently, nor in a nagging, disrespectful ��������� way, as disagreeable in the manner of the mother to the,- child as of the child to the mother;"but who will correct us in a way which,-' violating -"no law of good breeding or courtesy, can yet keep us up to our own best mark. For the tendency of many of us, when 70 is reached', is to let ourselves go to pieces. We can call it resting on our oara or describe it with as picturesque a set of symbols as we choose. But for 'all that, a man or woman comes to one of i the great critical periods of life about I the time that age is reached. They can ' then either sink under existing conditions, let every encroachment of age have its , way, excusing themselves on the plea of years for every failure to meec them gracefully, or they can readjust themselves to the changes years have wrought, and with renewed spirit go' on,' still young and still attractive be- ; cause still growing and still alive. ' And certainly, the most adorable old1 people are the old people who have met age in the latter way, and who have kept themselves alive to the criticisms and suggestions of the young. "Have your children told you yet that you turn ; out your tdesf" said one middle-aged' parent, laughing, to another. His laugh- i ter saved him., For all children, when first grown, become absorbed in their parents���������it is a mark of their affection ���������and they are more sensitive to their failures, peculiarities or virtues than to' - those of'all the rest of the world. And certainly no sweeter sight is to be found than' that of young girls who are. interested in their father ^s .cravat, the latest cut of his vest, or his looking his very best on all occasions. For though our fathers and mothers bring us up. when a certain period is passed we turn about, ������ in all well-regulated' families, and return the compliment. The yonng educate the old as surely as once .the old trained them, and the really fascinating, old person is one who has .submitted, to the process. ,' ��������� ' Princess Kaiulani. Princess .Kaiulani, of Hawaii, -who visited thk* country, in 1893, and whose pleasing personality made a favorable impression on all who met her at that time, has been in Europe since then, and has now returned to -this country. ��������� In view of the fact that affairs in Hawaii are attracting much attention, and that the ex-queen of that country keeps herself before the public, the,;"movements of the young Princess will be watched with close attention. Kaiulani is the neice of ex-Queen Lili- uokalani who became Queen when hex brother, Kalakaua. died in' 1891. Prior to, her elevation to the throne she was known in Honolulu as Mrs. Dominis. On attaining the new honors she named Kaiulani, the daughter of her sister, who had married a Mr. Cleghorn, as her heir PfclSfCBSS KAIULANI. to the royal title, since which time Kaiulani has been known as a Princess, and has been looked upon by many as the future Queen of the Hawaiian islands. She is several shades lighter than her royal aunt, her features are more regular, and in her looks and bearing the. Caucasian strain has left a refining trace. The young woman hes traveled much since she left this country for England, and reports received from . the various places where she has been stopping show that she was as popular with Europeans as with the few Americans who made her acquaintance. on bench supposed to be Possible Condensation Scene: Newly married pair In park; old gentleman, asleep. She-���������My darling! He���������My dove J She���������My doggie! He���������My pus6y! She���������My duck! He���������My pretty birdie I She���������My goosie! He���������My lambkin! Old gentleman (interrupting brutally) ���������Can't you call eaoh other Noah's arks, and have done with it? Her Mother���������And now, when I go out of the room, I don't want you to sit on Mr. Fatly's lap!���������New York Journal. A Narrow Escape. While bathing at Long Branch recently a youth dived in shallow water and inadvertently buried his head in the soft sand, his legs sticking up in ths air. Had it not been for his father, who wai standing oloee by, the youth would have been drowned. As it was, the sand o_Qpi' into his ears and burst the drums, abaft- ing him stone d������af. A Foe to'Strons: Drink. Mrs. Wallace���������Our milkman.has been attending temperance meetings, he'tells me. Mr. Wallace���������Yes, and I am has had a bad effect on hirn. "How?" "I think he has become so foe of strong drink that he has watering the milk." afraid ifc earnest a taken to -:il .'^*ji:H>H1-V������:viisir. i! '���������A !��������������� _?v T~T- ' I ^ v. jUa������M<k>> (������*iiU**������v*c'_ ufM-A������.>i-imw_J ~;1 THE WHELI II i_ Cumberland, B. C, Issued Every Monday M. Whitney, Editor. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. IN ADVANCE. "Ono Yenr ?200 Six Months 1 ^5 8ingle Copy 0 05 ' RATES OF ADVERTISING: " , One inch per year $12.00 .. .. month ' '150 eitinth col per year 25 00 fourch .. 5000 weok, .. line 10 Local r.otices.por line :: 20 Notices * of ,Births, Marriages and Deaths, 50 cents each insertion. No Acvertisment inserted for less than 50 cents. , Persons failing to get THE News regularly should notify the Office. Persons having any business with TT_E News will please call at the office or write. ���������TUERDAY, Maiv 15th, 1898. THE Conservatives, while not opposing" a railway to the Yukon will insist upon a-material alteration in the terms and conditions of the proposed . contract. -��������� What does the Dominion government mean by the imposition of a duty of three cents a pound on peanuts? We -rise to protest in the name of Young Canada, We commend the course of the Provincial government in its policy of bringing down early the estimates. The redistribution bill can'wait. It - should .only affect Kootenay. The balance of the province can await the census which i takes place in three years. The Washington government has decided to abandon the Relief Expedi tion to Klondike as unr.eceessary. We notice some papers in Canada poking fun at rhe U. S. government. At the time, the movement was an apparent necessity, and much credit is due the States for their prompt action. - WITH regard to the Ontario election the Hardy government is returned by a bare majority, which may be overcome by complete returns, but this is not likely. It has not, however, a workable majority and unless strengthened by by-elections will be compelled co ag;������in go to the people with a poor sh _w of success. "The merchants do not get their goods for nothing, they are not doing business for the love of it, and when they are kind enough to oblige a friend by giving him his goods that person should make it a point to pay'for all the goods that he got, not wait until he is dunned and dunned and dunned, then to pay the account, give impertinence, and say mean thing." THE new Revised Statutes just approved by the Lieut.-Governor contains a penalty clause against Chinamen or Japanese working in mines under ground, so that all is left is to test the constitutionally of the law in the courts. The Supreme Court of British Columbia has already passed on the question, and now it remains for the Supreme Court of Canada, and the Privy Council to record their guess. Liberal party. The Westminster 'convention is repudiated b", some of the most distinguished Liberals in the province. Our local government is not a political but a business matter. It is a question of the best men. But little attention should be paid lo what a candidate professes, but very much reliance may be placed upon the character of the man himself. fflD-SUMMEE FLOWBR AND FBTJIT FESTIVAL. We are glad to notice that the question of holding a Mid-Summer Flower and Fruit Exhibition in Cumberland this year, is being agitated. This -vill not of course, .detract from the interest in the annual exhibition of stock, butter, poultry, vegetables, and fall fruit at Courtenay. Let the project be carried out and the gardeners, florists and farmers bring here their horticultural and floral products, and we can jfaurantee, 'under good management, a brilliant success. ��������� In the fall we will all go to Courtenay and assist the Farmers' Show. In the Mid-Summer'Exhibition there misrht be displayed the work of our amateur artists; fancy work, etc. As a background for flowers and plants, evergreen trees might be provided, and the hall enlivened by feathered songsters. But we are descending to details which may well be left to a committee. Let us have the Mid-Summer Floral and Hoiti- cultural Exhibition here Let the farmer j or a committee from the Board of Directors of the Agricultural Association, or perhaps the Farmers' Institute initate and take charge of the affair. They might appoint an assisting com mi ���������'tee of ladies from Union and Cumberland. We would be glad to receive communications from any one interested in the subject. A SNAP. The property consisting of lots r and ?. In block D; fronting on Mary port Ave. with a fine cottage on each;.fine well of water, city water, bath-room with sou water, and shed, barn, etc., will be sold at a great sacrifice. The houses a>e well-built, neat,and attractive, and the .location is the very chuicestMn tiie city ��������� niusi go���������apply or. the premises. James McKim. FOR LEASE.���������The fine stock ranch of John Piercy on the beach about two 2 miles below Courtenay. Enquire at News Office or on primises. A. H. McCallum, licensed auctioneer, will atiend to all sales in the district c-i reasonable terms. THE talk of war between Spain and the United States is not warranted by the known facts. It is ^ true the United States are actively strengthening their extended sea coast, but that is only a precautionary measure. We do not think there will be any war; and if there is, unless other nations interfere it will be quickly ended by the collapse of Spain. Should a continental combination assist Spain, the struggle would be desperate, and England might become involved on the side of the United States. The English speaking people will stand together, if need be. MR. JA_������-_S ADDISON HEBE, Mr. Addison form- rly of Union now of Grand Forks, is ou a visit to his daughters here. He came up from Victoria on Wednesday's steamer. The Colonist thus speaks of his visit to the coast: "Mr. James Addison, city treasurer of Grand Forks, is here to see the government in connection with several ques ions of importance to his portion of the prvince. One object of Mr. Addison's mission is to try and get assistance towards a railway into Grand Forks. While the country is rich in minei- als, there is great need of a railway, Mr Addison says, before these mining resources can be developed, for there is no way at present of shipping ore and consequently there is no incentive for mine owners to w.x^ their claims. Many representatives of capital have already visited Grand Forks and have been greatly pleaeed with the showin; of mineral, but until there are cheap trans- poration facilties, investment is retarded. "We do not want booming or bolstering up," Mr. Addison remarked, "for the country is all right. We have the resources and all we ask is a railway. That part of Yale district go ahead at a wonderful rate." Anothrer matter that has brought Mr. Addison here is the question of redistribution that is to come up at present session of the legisloture. What is wanted, he says, is to get Yale divided into Northern and South- cm districts, so that a man may be elected to represent the mining interests of the southern portion THE ISRCMIT8' Biffl 01 HALIFAX. ���������Espiffl_.it & Hanaimo Ry eserveMiL 81175. Ebst Capital paid up, $1,500,000 Mead Office, Halifax, ��������� N. RANCHES. Antigonish, N.S., Bathurst, N.B., Bridgewater, N.S., Oharlottetown, P.E.I., Dorchester^ N.B., Fredericton, N.B., Guysboro, N.S., Halifax,-N.S.', Kingston,'N.B., Londonderry, U.S., Lunenburc, U.S., Maitland, N.S., Moncton, N.B., Montreal, P.Q., NANAIMO, B.C., Nelson, B.C.,' Newcastle, N.B., "Picton, N.S., Port���������Hawkesbury, N.S., Bossland, B.C., Sackville, N.B., Sbubenacadie, N.S., St. Johns, Nfld., Summersido, P.E.I., Sydney, N.S., Truro, N.S., Vancouver, B.C., Weymouth, N.S., Woodstock, N.B. , _3_5._nT__C__I_^S -G-lsT-D COHBESPO-TDEN'TS. LONDON",��������� The Bank of Scotland; PASTS,��������� Credit Lyonnais; BEHMTTDA,���������Bank of Bermuda; NEW YOBE,���������Chase National Bank; SAN FBANCISCO,��������� Hongkoug and Shanghai Banking Corporation; BOSTON,���������National Hide and Leather Bank; CHICAGO,���������American Exchange National Bank; CHINA and JAPA3T,��������� Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. o , ������ : Accounts received on the moat favorable terms. Interest allowed on Special Deposits and on Savings Bank Accounts. All business by mail will be promptly and carefully attended to. ' . . W.. A. SPENCER, Manager Nanaimo Branch. _cn_r_F_.i_i._Bg_g-TO__-gg^ PRESTLEYS COMMENCING TUESDAY 15th, inst, -THE STEAMER City of Nanaimo WILL RUN AS FOLLOWS: Are the Best goods manufactured in the. world. We have secured the agency for these goods, Only made in Black , Velour Cashmeres, Black Mohairs, Black Brocade Mohairs, Black and Blue Serges, from '50 cents to a .cpL.oo; also their gauran- teed Waterproof Cravenettes, in Black Navy, Dark Green. Send for samples ot our 5c Flanneliette, aid Dress Serges at 25c, ��������� in twenty Colors STEVENSON.'&'CO, NANAIMO, B. C M-_B_H_I������a__JMb_gC_lt3B^^ m~T ?sra 4m fscKA ��������� =������? Flow to Go���������When-l-o "Go��������� What to TaJce- Where (bi. .-���������_ Outnt. FOR.fiilvice on these al!-imporl;irt m:iit.rs, and Jor purcv-.-ising .supplies of b.sl quality at "lowest prices, with suitable packing for the join ney, _,o i:* the i'loneer Outfittsrs of.British Columbia. \j I 1 AU JL \ A. a Je_. 11\ I, jL_ a * 1MPORTLR3, V\ HOLE-SAL J. iJl-uC-OK.-*. ������r**% , l: . ... ������������������ V> >.') J . AND .MINE :!.{_' I_fl _"F. 100'and 102 Powell Street, Vancouver, B. * 1 4,_ L_!J. TTHIi.S W.D. OWEN, MASTER, Gail ing at Way Ports as Freight and Passengers may offer: Leave Victoria for Nanaimo Tuesday 7 a.m. ' ' Nanaimo for Comox, Wednesday 7 a.m. ' * Comox for Nanaimo, Friday 8 a.m. ' ' Nanaimo for Victoria, Saturday 7 a.m, FOB ITreig-lit or Staterooms apply ou board, . or at the Company's Ticket Office, Victoria Station, Store Street. Esquimait 8l Nanaimo Railway Company. NOTICE. . TO PROSPECTORS, Miners, and. , Holders of Mineral Claims on unoccupied land within the Esquimait & Nanaimo ��������� Railway Companv's Land Grant���������FOR ONE YEAR ONLY from the the date 01 - this" notice, the Railway Company will sell their rights to all Minerals,(excepting tCoai and Iron) and the Surface rights ol Mineral Claims, at the price of $5.00 per acre. Such sales will De subject to all other reservations contained in conveyances from the Company prior to. this date. One-half of the purchase money lobe paid ten davs after recording the Claim with ihe government, and a duplicate of the record to be filed in the Company's Land Office, Victoria, on payment of the first, instalment.. The balance of' the purchase money- to be paid in two equal instalments, at the expiration of six and twelve months, without ..interest. Present holders,of Mineral Claims who have not previously made other arrangements with the Company for acquiring Surface and Mineral rights, are hereb, notified to at once make the first pay inent on their Claims, as otherwise they will be deemed ano treated as trespassers. Lkonard K. Solly, Victoria, H C. ] Land Commis_io.\tkp who havehad;35 years experience in outfitting miners and ������������������rvi !'.>: p.irtie;-. m 1 iable information cheerfully, afforded.'". ..Get our ciu:*'*!':-.*- an.: .give- u*-- 1 nc: t headdress of your friends ,16' whom w_ '"will mail it 'free of c!'i ;.-���������������������������_. K_Mi-.'.M:;._U THAT GOODS PURCHASED IN CANADA riRE ADMITTED INTO THE KLONDIKE FREE GF DUTY. ��������� 'AMERICAN GOODS MUST PAY DUTY _E_a__S_EBl___E__������H^^ __��������� III SAV33 IvrOSTEY; BY BTnTIKG. YOUK. OUr_riT AT 1 Hf - 11% June t, I _Q7- 'jy UiiT . -,v ��������� bkOtf ND Sialntntf ^'.isttth. hftment O. a'bl������.ll vtmmWk STOYE Tents, Sleds, Tobogans,' Sleeping Bags, Whip-saws, Gold Pans, Gold Scales, Shovels, Picks, Axes, Etc., Etc. Also the Celebrated *Y"Cr_ECO-I^ T _ES X. 'iE 3 O O _P _EH <- ��������� Made of Heavy Sheet Steel��������� Write for Prices, and Information. -a<_*__j*jiM������as_j**-____jt__.i_j*^^ H.'Fcchner, ^I_=:_0_P__^I_S-r__'0_^ f"\ i 'ES ABRAMS Notary. Futile. Agent/for tlie, Alliance Fire Insupanee Company of Lon don and tiie Phoenix ot Marttoro-.............. ....��������� Agent. Top tne Provincial Bunding and Loan Association ot Toronto.. Union. B. C. VANCOUVER, B. C, zxae&cAiuxmmzrMKttMSitte'/'XTrm PROPESSIOlTiLL, L. P. ECKSTEIN. Barrister, Solicitor Notary Public OfS.ce:���������First Street, T/nioja, B. 0 HARRISON P. MILLARD, Physician, Sukgeon and Accouoiibui.. Offices : WiLi-AitD Block, Cumberlajstd Courtenay House, CoupvTBnay. He also has been sent j Hours of Consultation: Cumberland, 10 to J". E;, 3M".������I___E_IOi: General Teaming- Powder Oil, Etc., Hauled. Wood in Blocks Furnished. - SCAVENGER WORK DONE ���������MH.^4M������T__^������:T__CJN*w*,vc_������^������._������?va**.i_jr^ py..1.. COUKTEHAY ���������b Directory. COITBTENAT HOUSE, A. H. Mc- Oallura, Proprietor. RIVERSIDE HQTEJ_, J. J. Grant, Proprietor. GEORGE B. J_EIGHTOST, Blacksmith and Carriage Maker. If a voter believes the government (should be turned over to Messers Cotion, I Foster & Co., he will of course cast his ������������������allot accordingly; but he should not be juggled into doing so on the alleged 'round that such course is favored by the by his town to look after changes in the Municipal Clauses Act, which it is desired to s. care. Mr. Addison reports that the farmers and ranchers of Yale have had a season of great prosperity, for the advent of a mining population has had the effect of raising the prices of farmers produce to the general benefit of the farmering community." 12 a. m. Tuesdays and Fridays. Courtenay, 7 to 9 A. M. AND p. m. 11 1���������-!���������������������������! p-mi���������nwi inn ��������� ������wru -ntiinin ii���������niim YARWOOD & YOUNG. BARRISTERS and SOLICITORS The famous Whitelaw on her initial Klondike trip was wrecked on the rocks five miles this side of June-eu, Alaska. She had alum. 100 passengers aboard. A second small steamer is reported wrecked on Shel-1 each month and remain ten days ter Point. I Cerner of Bastion and Commercial Streets, Nanaimo, B. C. Branch Of__ce, Third Street and Dunsmuir Avenue, B. C. Will be in Union the 3rd Wednesday of I am prepared to furnish Stylish Rigs and do Teaming At reasonable rates. D. Kilpatriek, Union, B. C. x also x Horseshoing and GENERAL It H. COMOX DIRECTORY. C. I/CTCAS, Proprietor, OOMOX BAKER'S., Comox, B. C. '������������������V.VlAAft/'^ |jt___j_terfj^^^_^ ������_.-W^ii-tri_fe-*ivi^as?*I^_rsS!Kitei_f_ia*j. NOTICE. Driving through the new cemetery with teams is strictly forbidden. By order. M. Whitney Dec. 13, JS.7. Sec'ypioiem > THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, -f *���������*-** ^4- V-/QRLP-WIDE CIRCULATION. . Twenty Pages; Weekly; Illustrated. f Indispensable to Mining Men. ) THREE DOLLARS PER YEAR. POSTPAID. > SAMPLE COPIES FREE. ? MIRING M\d SCIEHTIFIC PRESS, ^220 Market St., San Francisco, Cal. . I'll I t_ i 1 IVi 1 1 I C' _-^JU___jfe������jU������T*il)t!^^ ->( CO-OPERATJON. it'ead by Mr.' G. H. Hadvrin of Duncans before the Farmers' 'Institute at .Courtenay. 3UJS.DAY S__B,VICES TRINITY the rector. CHURCH.���������Services in Rev. J. X. W illemar, w l_. \ ��������� Co-operation is a question which is always before the public, and more particularly be- ' , fore farmers; and it might be thought diffi- - cult to find some thing new to say on this subject as so much has been written and said. But until the principle has been more generally acted upon, and until the farmers realize what a powerful iever it is, and moreover make use of it, it will always be in season to advocate its adoption. Farmers as a' class are' of, noceasity scattered and do not meet as often as would bo *' to their advantage. Thence thoy cannot well find out their common wants or necessities so well as their city brethren ,F or tho same reason they cannot keep so well posted as to , the markets and, the prices of the goods they have to (my or sell. By combining and making purchases and sales in unison, aud ��������� placing the business part of their work in tho hands of one of their number, they can obtain better or at all events, more uniform prices, and have more time to devote to the cheaper production of whatever they raise On their hands. 1 When we consider how in various partR of the world success has beeu attained by its means in many different lines, and more particularly in agricultural 'communities, we realize that we cannot neglect its assistance in this country. The California fruit industry forms a good example of this?, and I think I may safely say would never have reached its immense importance by any other means. Take one. instanoe in connection with this industry: The first carload of green fruit cost ������1.250 for freight.' The charges for freight at the p.oseut day are from &300 to $400, The small groccrer.. by uniting their shipments and forwarding them in carload or train lots,aud prnporly distributing the fruit in the various markets, are able in the first place to obtain bettor facilities aud rates, in the second by m.re accurate knowledge of the market, are better able to steady prices and generally place the cfruit to better advantage. t , : In our own provinoo, tho B. C. Fruit Exchange is doing good work, and its mem- bora are beginning to realize the business they have before them, and fee! sure of their ground. Although they' have only '. .been at work for a couple of years, they sold t last year in tho Northwest some $20-000 I worth of fruit. Not only did the grower.*! receive very fair prices, but exportation of fruit le.fc the home markets in u good condition. In Denmark we see the co-operation cream-i-ius improve the quality of the D���������n-- \ ish butter ond build up -m export trade to METHODIST CHURCH.-Services at the usual hours 'morning and evening Epwonh League mee'.s' at the close of evening service. Sunday School at 2:30. Rev. W: Hicks, pastor. ' ST. GEORGE'S PRESBYTERIAN. CHURCH.-Services atii a.m. and -���������7 p.m. Sunday School at 2:30. Y. P. S. C. E. meet, at the close of evening service. Rev. W. C. Dodds, pastor. ' ' P0R-SALE. Garden,. Park, and Residental Lots. Plumbing and general Sheetiron work PROMPTLY DONE ft -fr ;./' fir { ra NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that application will bo made to the Legislative Assembly of the Provinco of British Columbia, at its present session, for an Acr^ to incorporate a Company with'power to construct, equip, operate by any kind or kind-i of motive power, aud maintain either a standard or narrow gauge railway for tho .purpose of conveying passengers and freight, including all kinds of merchandise, from a point on Kitama Inlet Coast District'by the most direct and foasible route to a point at or near Hazelton on the Skeena River, Cassiar Distriot, Brit- ' ish Columbia, with power to construct e-' quip, operate and maintain branch lines and all necossary roads, bridges, ways, ferries, f wharves, dock and coal bunkers; and'with power to build, own, equip, operate and maintain telegraph and telephone "lines in eonnection with said railway' aud brancheaj and to carry on a general express business, and to build and operate all kinds of plant for the purpose of supplying light, heafc, e- Iectricity or any kind of motive power; and with power to expropiato lands for the purposes of the Company, and to acquire lands, ��������� bonuses, privileges or other aids from any Government, municipalaty or other persons or bodies corporate; a,nd to make traffic or other arraagements with railway, steamboat or other companies; and with power to build wagou roads to'be U3ed in the construction of such railway,' and in'advance of the same, and to levy and collect tolls from all parties using and on all freight passing over any of such roads built by tho Company, whether built before or after the constrction of the railway; and with all other usualj necossary or incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects or any of theni. Dated at the city of Victoria the 14th day of February A. D. 1898. , BOD WEL L & DUFF. Sioicitors for Applcauts. GST Agent for th.e Oelebrated Gurney Souvenir Stoves and Ranges Iffarvuf acturer -of tiie New Air-tight heaters I he undersigned offers for sale his land on tV Trent River flats; also lotNo.io xNFelson district in from One to Five Acre lots, as purchaser may | require, on the following conditions: ' * - - One acre lots on water-front, Trent River flats$i25. ' One acre lots on water-front, lot 10 Nelson district, $100. One acre lots, on Government Road $85. ' 4 -'I City of Cumberland Dog Tax By-law . ��������� . 1898. ��������� 1 wo acre Three " Four lve lots <i *( (t a a i 1 a a a a a a a a A By-law relating to dogs, and the taxing thereof. ��������� -- .' Be it enacted by the Mayor,' and Council of the Corporation of the City . of ��������� Cumberland as follows. ' ������ . 1. For the period ending on the 31st day of December 1S98 a tax payable on or before tho first day of March 1898^ and thereafter a cax shall be paid annually for each dog , one dollar, for each bitch two dollars, within the limits of the City of Cumberland by the owner or keeper thereof to the City Clerk, for the use of the City, at his Office; One-third cash at time of sale. $150 200. 260 300 and the balance a a a in two years, with interet at 7 per cent per annum. For . further particulars apply f.o,F Real Estate Agent,, Cumberland. ������ . . '��������� ?*��������� 4' -i Cumberland, Nov. 12,1891 ROBERT LAWRENCE CERTIFICATES of IMPSOVBUIENT JULIE, JENNIE B. & STELLA MINERAL CLAIMS SrruATK in- Nanaimo Mining Division of Coast District. vVjibre Located���������Phi _- lips Aral England <_f 100,000,000 pounds' of butser a ) year. In the Eastern Provinces we see exactly I' J the sume in the cheese factory system. 11 / In England, co-operation work has b.en / more uoticahle among working meu in tho ��������� ( towns. Since tlie days of the Rockdale 'pioneers innumerable societies have been ;found. | Leeds has a society which numbers 37,000 I members, doing a business of a million j sterling, and making a yearly profit of j ������150.000. One of the largest co-operative stores in London which does an equally J large trade begun originally with a cup ',board. Three or four meu found th.t tht-y could buy their supplies more cheaply by ^clubbing together. The stores were placed ���������'tin the cupboard and each man had a key )and helped himself. TAKE NOTTICE that T, W. A. Brvuer, Free Miner's Cer������t'ic ice No. S1.G67, intend. ���������-"x_y bays* from lb a dace hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certifie-.ie of Improvements, for the, purpose of obtaining a Grown Grant of the above' claim. And further take notice that act-ion, under section 37, must be C('ni:-ieuced beb.-re the issuance, of such'.���������'Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 2G.th day cf January, 1S9S. A r ery tem of village ^co-operatively V, >!-, movement which is gaining ground rapidly on the Continent is the sys- banks. They are managed by the farmers and small traders. Many of these started with a capital of a couple of hundred dollars, and in a ew years have built up a reserve fund of (several thousands. ) Tho oo-operative flour mill at Armstrong (j. believe, has this year not only declared a dividend but distributed some 8 cents por mshel for wheat after paying tho usual market price. / I think I may also cite the Cowichan v'reameryjas a successful example of co-opc- , ative action. 1 The success of anything of this kind de- tends, of course, upon the manner in which ,{t is mana.ged, and the members should iiave confidence ia the management and tand shoulder to shoulder when a tight oinch comes instead of being only ready to ;nd fault. i It- is not given, to every one to be agood ;uyer or seller; hence it is an advantage to > community to be able by combination to btain the services of a good buyer or salesman and entrust the work to him. 'l It remains to each district to examine the |vants of the community and to see in what particular line co-operation would be most 'beneficial* ENID MI-NERAL CLAIM Situate; in the Nanaimo Mining Division -of Coast District. Where Located��������� , Phillips Arm- TAKE NOTICE that I, William A. Bauer, Free Miner's Certificate No. 91,067, intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Im- piovements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claim. And further take notice that action, under section 37,must be commenced before the issuance of such. Certificate of Improvements Dated this 26th day of January, 1898. J Mr. James Abrams will be^each after '.loon at the corner office, next his old office ( now City Hall) Thrd Street and .Dunsmuir Avenue, where lie may be seen 'br insurance, etc. His instructions are _ot to be beat on iates. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. Assessment Act and Provincial , Revenue Tax. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, in accor- dance with the Statutes, that Provincial Revenue Tax aud Taxes levied under Assessment Act are now duo for the year 189S. All of the above named Taxes collectible within the C_inox, Nelson, Newcastle, Den- im.n, and Hornby Islands Division of the District o Comox, are payable at my office. Assessed Taxes are collectible at the following rates, viz: If paid on or before June 30th, 189S��������� Provincial Revenue, $3.00 per capita. Three-fifths of one per cent on Real Property. Two and one-half per cent on Wild Laud. One-half of one per cent on Personal Property. One-half of one per cent on Income. If paid aster June 30th, 1S9S���������Four- fifths of one per cent on Real Property. , Three per cent on Wild Land. Three-fourths of one per cent on Personal Property. Three-fourths of one per cent on Income. January, W. B. ANDERSON, . 1S9S. Assessor and Collector J. A. Carthew ARCHITECT and' BUILUEP, "cr_srio_>7, B. c such annual tax to become due and payable on the first day of January in each year, and upon the owner or keeper of such dog, or bitch neglecting or refusing to pay the tax herein imposed within fifteen days after the same shall become due and payable he shall be dealt with as provided by section SI of the Municipal Clauses Act 1S96, aud" , subject to a fine not to exceed five dollars. : 2. The owner of every dog or bitch in the City shall cause such dog or bitch to wear a leather, or metal collar, to .which shall be attached a tag, provided free of charge by the City for that purpose indicating in fig-' uresrthe number corresponding to the num- 'l.er under which -uch^dog nr" >d ch is ,ce{.-i.*,- tered, and tho period or year for wh'-eh such tax is paid. " 3. Every fierce, malicious, or danger- us dog or bitch kuown io !>e such b*- the owner or keeper, shall be kept muzzl-d," and chained by.the owner or keeper, ana tint permitted to go a* larg'j under a p.uaky' of tivo dollars. 4. The owner or keeper of a bitch si-all not suffer such bitch to go at I-.*,. tje during tiie season of he. bom-.; in ii_aL u_der a penalty -jf fivr- di>ii_i_. 5 If any cog or bitch shall, uaj-*rov*>k������-d, bite any person, or atcampt to bire noy ]_ier- son, on complaint made before the; P-.dice Magistrate, or a Justice of the Peace, on oaoh, and corroborated in some material particular, the owner or keeper shall distroy such dog or bitch, or remove such dog, or bitch trom the said City, and keep such dog or bitch removed under penalty of ton dollars. 6. Any person in possession of any dog or bitch who shall suffer such dog or bitch to remain about his house, or premises, shall be deemed the owner of such dog or bitch for all purposes of this by-law. 7. This by-law may be cited for all purposes as City of Cumberland Dog Tax Bylaw 189S. Passed bythe Municipal Council the 27th, day of January A. D. 189S. Reconsidered and finally passed the 10th day cf February A. D. 1898. Signed and sealed the 15th day of Feb- ruaryJA. D.189S. Lewis Mounce Mayor. L. W. Nunns City Clerk. NOTICE ia hereby given that application will be made to the Parliament of Canada at the n.xt Session thereof, for an Act to incorporate a Company to construct, maintain, and operate a Railway or Tramway from the North end of Marsh Lake; thence in a Norfch-Easterly direction by the most feasible route from a point on the Hpotaliuqua River a distance of about thirty-five miles; and alao to construct, maintain and operate a Railway or Tramway to run on fither side of Miles Canon and Whitehorse Rapids; all in the North West Territory of Canada; together with power to exappropriate lands and all ovher powers and privileges which may be necessary, incidental, or advantageous to the full exercise of the powers a- bove mentioned. F. M. RATTENBTJRG, For self and otherjlapplicants. Dated at "Victoria, British Columbia, January 20th, 1S9S. NOTICE ��������� Notice is hereby given that application will be made to the Parliament of Canada, at its next SessioD, for an Act to incorporate the Pacific and Yukon Railway, Navigation and Mining Company, for the purpose of con- J structing a railway from a point at or near Pyramid Harbor, near the head of Lynn j Canal, or from _ point at or near the Inter-' J national boundary between Canada and the f United States of America in the vicinity of Lynn Canal, thence through the Chilkat Pass, theace to Daltou's Post, on the Alsek River, and thence by the best feasible route to a point below Five Finger Rapids on the Lewis River; with power to vary the,route as may be necessary or advisable; also with power to receive from the Govornment of Canada or. other corporatious or persons grants of land or. money or other assistance in aid of the construction of the work; to build telegraph aud telephone lines; xto exer- cftc miiiiu_ rights dad'.powers;,1 to construct ivhus, tra.mwu.vs, v.-1>a. v _.-, n-ills, and odier ' works^ccedsary for ihe Company; to charter vessels for the same purpose upon the !.-ike_ and rivers in or adjacent to the territory served by the said railway; to erect and manage ele. iricai work a, for the use and trans iii)->si-.in of .lei-.trical power, and acquire and my.kt; use of natural aud other water powers for tha;. purpose; to maintain stores aud Gr-ulmg piss-G., aud to carry on a milling and Biu.itu.g bu.siu__s, including the erection of saw-mills .uid ������_k_-:its; also to enter into t-ralfic and other arrangements with othtr railway and trans-iortu...-ii Companies; to ]Vue pr*.-lei cnt-b ..took si..I bonds, and with al! si.ch p.>tv.r_, rights and privileges as ���������n;������y be neoe:s.ary for the purpose of the undertaking. Kini'smill, Saunders & Torrence, ��������� Solicitors for the applicants. Dated at Toronto, this 26 day of November, 1S97. ' ' i cc67 3f@1R S213LJ6 FOR SALE.���������My house and two lots in the village of Courtenay. K. Grant, Union. F*OR SALE, RANCH���������One mile and a half from Union, contains 160 ucres GORDON MURDOCK'S,. . . ���������fir-Mi LIVERY. Single and Double Rigs toTet ���������at��������� EeasonaWe_Prices - . ������ > Near Blacksmith Shop, 3rd .St. _ UNION, B. C. "V7"_A__N TS, AGENTS "Klondike Gold - Field," a large, cheap, valuable book, selling like a whirlwind. Beautiful ��������� prospectus twenty five cents. Books on time. BRADELY GARREfSON COMPANY, Limited, Toronto. ������_3__o_m_wv^inN_WINnt_n,^ ������i_.ic_n~..<_vr.^������_v___E������ AGMTSWANTEB, "W\>man: Ma-dea, Wife, and Moche.r.' A b.jok which every woaiiu will buy le ai mo_c ready. Special preface by Lady Ab.r deen. Iatrod-ctiou by Miss Frances E. Wil lard. _ An encyclopaedia on the woman, question. Potrait.*: of a hundred noted *vo-ten, and uumtrous -ther illustration.. A snap for ei ^er nun or womeo canvassers, t/rosptctus, <'' 00- THE LIN.i OTT COMPANY, Toronto AGENTS "The' b"st life of Her Majesty I have e. i." writes Lord Lcrne about "Queen V ic^oria." Agents make five dollars daily. BRADLEY-GARRETSON COMPANY, limited, Toronto. WANTED I and will be disposed of at a low figure. Enquire of James Abrams. For Sale.���������The dwelling house and lot on Maryport avenue belonging to Mr J. S. Kendall. The house is i������ storey, well built, good" well of water and garden Lot is full size. Will be sold at a bargain. Apply to M. Whitney, News Office. A few good men for caDvaasing on yearly salaries. THE LINSCOTT COMPANY I'OTBONTO AGENTS "Glimpses nf s!i������ UASrt-.ii." F ������������������jeinatin^ book. Sweeps the entire'field of ��������� borderland' subjects. Eve.-:, dody'' ords.s. Marvellous illustration?. Pi.-j-jiseefcuf?. ������1.0.. ������������������* BRADELY GARRETSON COMPANY, Limited, Toronto. Society Cards Pianos "���������D -AND ^ Organs. REV. W. HICKS, Unon, B. C HAS ACCEPTED THE AGENCY FROM the BERLIN PIANO and ORGAN CO., Berlin, Ont.,:to SELL THEIR HIGH CLASS INSTRUMENTS IN THIS DISTRICT. These INSTRUMENTS ARE OF SUPERIOR TOUCH, TONE, AND TUNE, AND HANDSOMELY FINISHED IN VARIOUS DESIGNS. PRICES VERY MODERATE. I O O. F. Union Lodge, No; ii. meets e ery Fr.day night at 8 o'clock. Visiting breth ren cordially invited to attend. F. A. Anley, R. S. Cumberland Lodge, A. F. & A.M. B.C. Union, b. C. Lodge meets first Friday month. Visiting brethren are invited to attend. R. Lawrence, R. in each cordially Sec. Hiram Locige No 14 A.F .& A.M..B.C.R Courtenay 13. C. Lodge meets on ever}' Saturday on or NOTICE During my temporary absence Mr.Kenneth Grant will conduct for me the under taking business. Orders left at my residence on Maryport Avenue will receive prompt attention. P.O. Box No 5 Cumberland, Jan. 29. 98. Alex. Grant. NOTICS Any person or person. Jsuvyir . ,;������ withholding the kegs and baneis. of the Union Bre-very Company Ltd of Nanaimo, will be prosecuted. A liberal reward will be paid for information leading to conviction. 'V. E. Norris, Sec'y If nur i-hi.H >.:���������* h ..v.M a'-.v I ><-a' ne^s of terost. wf. ."ill be pleased to insert same the local columu, if brought to the office. 'n in before the full of the moon Visiting Brothers ' cordially to attend. requested 'M-- Cunibt.,.ii.i.iJ y;.';r: No. 6, I. O. .'). F. Meets every altenru-_ each month at 8 o'clock Brethren cordially invited^to^attend" JOHN CoMRg, Scribe \Ve������^r,e P* '-?)��������� sdays >:. Visr.'.ng ", "-'"I **" i W ANTED���������A good oinvaam^ Enquire VV at ��������� 'News Office. V) \iJt������3&J:t������Cih������&~j������������2������at: *__������;//iA_*_i s&Gffoztj -������/Wi_ jm__ Kjxjss*^*i*&Jw������,*ttnM.,s ���������,-.">_������-������_-__..__ d������<������MiiuKW'''>''i!<nwM������a:^4 __v-4_3VKM������!- ���������___. _*��������������� ���������Tie Dm BY LAWRENCE C. LYNCH. (CONTINUED.) ; ("The burlgary was effected with the utmost quiet, and. .here are no indicu- , tions'that any thing was disturbed on .the second floor, save in Miss Wardour's 'rooms, therefore (I cite this presumptive evidence,)-that Miss Wardour's door was not locked as she supposed it to be; find- tag this*to be the case the man signaled to his confederate to come up, and then, having,a dark lantern, they entered, and surveyed the room. The rest is evidence: one of - them, skilled in his profession, and in the exigencies that muse arise in the practice of it, administered to Miss i Wardour the chloroform. Now the opcra- ,,| tion must have been a. delicate one, and the length of time necessary to open the I safe and got possession of its contents covered some minutes; having heard Miss . Wardour's statement in regard to the effect a powerful dose of chloroform has ��������� on her hysterical system, I incline to the \ opinion that the drug was administered ! to her in minuto doses, not once, but .[two or three times at least; this accounts ' for the bottle and the linen being left in ! tho sleeping room. Probably, just at the j moment when they had stowed away the [ last of their booty, some slight sound alarmed them and they made a hurried escape^ forgetting the bottle entirely. ��������� , "The robbers left behind them no clues' /beyond the established fact that they were -professional burglars. This is proved by ���������the mariner in which they did their work, -and by the tools they must have carried. "I see plainly here the work of city- 'hred burglars, and the remainder of the ���������work of finding them is to be done in the j-oity, where they will eventually try to ���������������������������dispose of some of the jewels, no doubt. 'In order to satisfy myself that there "has been no accomplice here, who may .'/"���������have been acquainted -with the premises, j.I have searched most thoroughly. I have -'���������examined the servants closely, and I find J .nothing to indicate that there has been any one concerned in this affair, who is *J|n inhabitant, or habitual visitor in the , town. "In a field to the northward, I have found what may be, I think is, a trace of tlie robbers. Two or more men have ! leaped a ditch, running across the field j from east to west; and the footmarks in the first, instance are coming southward, or toward Wardour. These footmarks are 1 within a few rods of the road, as if the parties had suddenly abandoned that u:_ highway, fearing observation from travel- - " j ers. My supposition is, that they ap- ; proached Wardour Place, keeping to the ' field, after having leaped the ditch, until ��������� the northern boundary of the orchard was - reached; here they must have kept close under the wall, until' they came to the roadside fence, which they climbed. The fence bears freshly scraped marks, as if - made by boot heels in climbing over, and some tall weeds,' growing by the roadside, give evidence of having been hastily and heavily trampled. The thieves probably returned after the robbery, in the same way; for, one crossing of the. fence would not have left so many marks visible, either on the boards or among the weeds; and in the darkness they fell a little eastward of their first course; for I ' find, at the ditch again, but nearer to he river, the same footprints where the ditch has been leaped, this time the foot-' - steps going northward. "It is probable that the thieves tramped northward under cover of the darkness, until they struck the railroad at some previously selected point, and from thence took the first train cityward." The reading came thus abruptly to an end, and the reader looked up to note the effect upon his hearers. They both sat in most attentive attitudes, and each face wore ari expression of puzzled astonishment. Not being able to reach their "inner consciousness,'' and read the mental comparisons there being drawn between this report and the very dissimilar summing up of the tramp detective, Mr. Belknap drew his inferences, as do we all, poor mortals that we are, seeing ���������only the outside of the cup and platter. I-Ie saw the surprise, the puzzled look, that might denote a partial inability to grasp his thoughts arid theories at"once, and a feeling of satisfaction took posses- ' sion of the breast of the astute detective. Pausing for a comment, and receiving none, he said, with dignified gravity:��������� "I trust that I have made my report ' sufficiently plain to you, ladies, and that you find no flaw in ife." Constance, who with her keen sense of the ridiculous, had been fancying the -effect this report would have upon the detective in ambush, and struggling hard with her own risibilities, mastered herself flnallly, and preserving her gravity of expression, replied with a wicked under ���������current of meaning:��������� "It is quite plain to me, sir; T am a poor critic of such matters, but I should think it a masterpiece for directness and ���������comprehensiveness." "And you see nothing in the theory to ���������object to? You think that working from these findings, there will be a hope of success?" he queried. Constance hesitated once more to consider her .answer and collect herself generally. "Why, you know, Mr.- Belknap," she said at last, and with charming ingenuousness, "this is not a matter for my judgment; I rely upon you entirely; pray do not hesitate, but continue your investigations in whatever direction your judgment leads you. I wish Mr. Lamotte was here to confer with you; but, if he were here," and her face became sad as she thought of his home coming; "he would hardly be in spirits for such a consultation. Mr. Lamotte has bad news awaiting him. We must venture this matter without his aid for the present." The detective's face showed grave concern. "Bad news for Mr. Lamotte," he murmurs ; " I deeply deplore that. He seems such a genial, kindly gentleman, so much above the average business man. It is not too serious, I hope." " It is something you would have heard "No," replied Constance; is out of town, and there is fi-om the first gossip, if you had mingled with the town people at all,' replied Constance sadly. -'I may as well tell you what every one knows. Mr. Lamotte's only daughter has eloped diu'ing his absence, with a very worthless man." "His only daughter!" repeated the detective in a hushed sympathetic voice; "what a blow! what a bitter blow to a father's heart. Ah, madam," turning to Mrs. Aliston, "these things are common, especially so to men in my profession, but we can never adjust ourselves to them for all that"; each one comes to some one with the shock of a never before experienced horror. Death is common, the commonest thing of all but, it is the 'king of terrors' still." His voice, low, splendidly modulated,, padly cadenced, seemed thrilling with sympathy, and he sighed as he lowered his eyes to the floor, and relapsed . into meditation, seemingly forgetful of the busines in hand. Sudddenly he started, seeming to recover himself with an effort. "Pardon my abstraction," he said, a shade of pensiveness still'lingering in his voice. "In contemplating another's sorrow, I am forgetting your business.. I can only hopo that this matter is not so bad as it might be, as such things sometimes are." ' ' ��������� - . "It's as bad as it can be," responded Constance, gloomily. "It won't bear discussion; I mentioned it to you, Mr. Belknap, in order to ghow you how entirely absorbed Mr. Lamotte will of necessity be in his own affairs when he reaches home, and that we will be obliged to move in this matter without him." "Perhaps there is some one else you may desire to consult in Mr. Lamotte's absence?" hazarded the private detective. ''my lawyer no one'else upon whom I can rely. You must act alone, Mr. Belknap.". "Authorized by you I shall not hesitate to do so," he replied, bowing courteously. "The case looks very clear to me. It will be a matter of time of course, these old birds are sly; but eventually they will try to market their wares, and then we shall have them. You can give me an accurate description of all the stolen jewels, Miss Wardour?" "Oh, certainly." "Then the sooner that is done the better."' At this moment a soft rap sounded on the door. Constance crossed the room and admitted Nelly, who said in a low tone:��������� "Mr. Francis Lamotte wishes to see you, Miss. I told him you were particular engaged, just as yoii told me; but he said to tell you he had just come from his search, and would only detain you for a moment." s Constance paled slightly, and after a moment's thought, said:��������� "Wait a moment, Nelly." Then,fshe went back and addressed the detective and her aunt. "It is Francis Lamotte," she said', adding, by way of explanation to' the detective, "the eldest eon of Mr. Lamotte, and brother of the young lady who has brought trouble to herself and family. He, Francis, went on Saturday, on a self-imposed search through the surrounding country, in the hopes of finding some trace of these robbers. If he is but now returned he cannot yet have , heard of his sister's flight. We cannot let him go away in ignorance, and yet," turning a look of swift appeal upon her aunt, "Aunt Honor, will you lay aside old prejudices and tell him of this sad misfortune?" Mrs. Aliston looked doubtful for a moment, then a look of satisfied commiseration came into her face as she thought:��������� "She can't be very much infatuated with him or she would herself undertake this delicate task, and I can afford to pity the poor fellow, since she does not pity him overmuch," hence the strange mingling of pleasure and pity in her face as she said aloudL:������������������ ��������� "Certainly I will break the news to him, my dear, and-as gently as is in my power." '��������� "' '���������,.;������������������.��������� '������������������;' .'..'<������������������: Constance was turning to give her answer to Nelly when the voiceof the detective interposed. "Pardon me," he said, "you tell me this young man . has been scouring the country in search of information.'. Would it not be well to hear what report he brings? To allow me to see him. here in your presence, and then let Mrs. Aliston tell him her story. Ill news you know," smiling slightly, "comes soon enough at latest." ' "Your suggestion is good," replied Constance, whose face continued to look anxious and troubled. "We will receive him here, then, and after hearing his story, you and I can withdraw." In the hurry and embarrassment of the moment, and the situation, , Constance had entirely forgotten the proximity of the concealed detective, as also had Mrs Aliston; and that invisible gentleman began to scent the prospect of a long imprisonment. Obedient to a nod from Constance, Nelly vanished, and soon re-appeared, ushering in Francis Lamotte, looking somewhat jaded and travel-worn, but quite confident and smiling. In a few words Constance made him acquainted with the detective, and gave him an outline of the doings at Wardour, including' Mr. Belknap's discoveries, since he was last there; and the subdued kindness of her manner, caused him to wonder not a little and rejoice greatly, within himself. "And so you have been bringing things down to a fine point," said Francis, after the greetings were over, and he had listened to Constance's explanation of the present state of affairs. "It appears then that I come just in time; and perhaps you sir," bowing to Mr. Belknap, "may conclude that my. amateur work has not been quite thrown away, or misapplied." "Pray give me details," said the detective, consulting his watch, which was a huge silver affair, quite in keeping with the disguise he still wore. "I must economize my time, as much as may be, and shall be glad to hear all you have to tell ���������at once. Miss Wardour instructs me to act in this matter, according to my best climbed the road leading dark for him as they were judgment, and that tells me to shorten my stay here, and commence a search in the city." "All I know is soon told," said young Lamotte, with a light laugh. "I rode a great many miles, and asked a great many useless questions. Yesterday, however, I learned that two men had boarded a freight train bound cityward, at day break, Sunday morning, at Blair, a little watering station, some fifteen miles from here. I could not get a very" accurate description of them. They were below the medium size, I should judge, wearing loose-fitting dark gray garments, and soft hats, pulled well down over their faces. The man at the tank tells me, he noticed distinctly that one of then! wore very large heavy boots, and that they were daubed here and there with red clay. Acting upon this hint, I rode some four miles southeast from Blair, knowing that there is a piece of marsh field, which the highway crosses, that has a reddish, clayey soil. Here, after asking ao good many wrong persons, I found at last the right one, in the person' of a farmer who, hearing some unusual noise among his cattle, .arose before daybreak, and, going toward his barn, noticed two shadowy forms crossing the field just beyond. They were coming from the south, he said, and he watched them until they fence and struck into -the toward ' Blair. It was ��������� too to see' them distinctly, but then crossing a red loam field, we are safe to conclude that they were the two who a little later, took to the freight cars at the water station." Mr. Belknap had been for" some moments writing rapidly in a small memorandum book, and. as Francis ceased- speaking, Constance, after a moment's silence, said, more to relieve the stillness than with a desire for any further intelligence :���������: ' "And is that all, Frank?" "That is enough," interposed, the detective, before the young man could reply. "Mr. Lamotte, let me congratulate you; you have done well. This confirms my theory, and gives mo something to start from when I reach the city. I shall go now -with a light heart, and a more than.moderate hope of success." "Then your business here is about accomplished?" asked Francis. "lb is.accomplished, thanks to you. I would like," glancing as he spoke, into his note book, "to talk this matter over with you further.. It is possible I might see you again before leaving for the city. At present," he broke off abruptly, and glanced at Constance. "I understand," laughed she nervously; "at present you require my assistance about that list of jewels. Frank, you will remain here with Aunt Honor for , a .short time; she has, I think,something to say to you. We will go to the library, Mr. Belknap," and she turned toward the door. ��������� ' "Don't hurry matters so, please," expostulated Francis. . '' Let me1 say a little word to Mr. Belknap before you carry, him off. His1 business -here being so nearly done, the necessity for extra caution ceases, does it not? At least, i. would not injure the cause if I carry him over to Mapleton to luncheon; will it, think you? You won't leave for the city before night, Mr. Belknap, I hope?" "You are very good,', said the detective, with some hesitation. "But, if you please, we will renew this subject a little later; now, just excuse me," and before the bewildered young man could raise his voice to intercept them, Constance and Mr. ' Belknap had passed from the room, and he found himself alone with Mrs. Aliston. Turning toward that lady, he was surprised at the look of intent pity she was bending on him, and, remembering the words of Constance, he came close beside her, saying:��������� "You had something to say to me,, madam?" . . "... ." "Yes, Frank,'r he almost started upon hearing his name falling so gently -from her lips. She was not used to familiarity in addressing him. "Prepare yourself to receive a shock, a terrible shock." A look of uneasiness, but riot of alarm, came over his countenance. "What is it?" he asked hastily., "Has Evan-���������done something worse than usual?" ' "Not to my knowledge. It is not Evan." ���������'���������'.. "Not Evan, what then; tell me Mrs.. Aliston," his face . becoming paler and paler. ���������--..' .., "Frank, your sister has eloped]"- He fell into the nearest chair, white and limp. "Go on," he whispered hoarsely, lifting a haggard face toward her; "tell me ���������the worst, Mrs. Aliston." "She has eloped with John Burri!-,''. went on Mrs. Aliston, a shade of coldness in her voice! "They ran away on Saturday afternoon." His head dropped forward and fell upon the table before, him. Thus for a moment he remained motionless, then his voice broke the stillness, sounding faint and hollow. "Is that���������all���������you can tell me?" " All! Yes!'' exclaimed Mrs. Aliston in a burst of nervousness. "I wish I had not told you so much. Frank don't take it so hard." He lifted his head, showing her- a ghastly face and pale trembling lips. "Did Constance see Sybil? Does she know���������" he broke off abruptly and half rising from,' his chair, stretched out to her an imploring hand. '-'Mrs. Aliston," he said hoarsely. "I must see Constance. I must. For God's 6ake send her to me, just for one moment. '' "But;���������" began Mrs. Aliston. "I tell you I must see her, "he'cried, with sudden 'fierceness. "I shall goto her if there is no other way.'' Great drops of sweat stood out on his forehead; once more he looked as he had two days before, when he stood alone under the trees of Wardour Place, after his parting with Constance. Seeing that look upon his face, Mrs. Aliston went slowly towards the door. "I will 6end Constance to you, "she said gently and went out, closing the door softly. When he was alone the look upon Francis Lamotte's face became fierce and set. ' Springing to his feet he paced the,, floor like a mad man. "That letter," he hissed, "that accursed letter, what has it told? I must know! I must know ' the worst! blind fool that I was to let my own hand bring this about. ,Oh!' this is horrible! Ami lost or-4-" - Suddenly he seemed to recollect'" himself and dropping into a chair he buried his passion-distorted face in his arms and so awaited the'coming of Constance. He had not long to wait; soon his listening ear caught the gentle opening and closing of the door, and' then he felt a light hand upon his arm, and'a sweet pitying voice said: "Poor Frank, poor boy, don't let this overcome you so." ' One hand reached up and clasped the soft hand that, rested on his arm, but he did not lift his head, as he said broken- iy*��������� "Tell me the worst, Constance." "Why, Frank! the worst is told." "But," his hand tightened its clasp, "you know more than she has told me." "No, Frank, nothing more." He lifted his pale face again. '' Constance��������� that letter.'' She started and flushed. "What letter, Frank?" , "You know," his eyes scanning her face hungrily. "Her letter. The one I brought you two days ago. What was it?" She drew away her hand. "It was a note of farewell, Frank. Nothing more.'' "Then she told you?" he gasped��������� caught his lips between his teeth, and waited for hor to finish the sentence. "She told me nothing, Frank. Oh, I wish she had." He sprang up, overturning his chair in his hasty excitement. "Nothing!" he cried, "she told you nothing?" I CHILDREN'S COLUMN. THE TALE OF A DOG. How Greedy Gnrapo Was Punished and Mary Was Surprised. There was nover a dog that was born with a bobtail as is this dog you see here in the picture. Now, how he came to lose his tail was, in this way: His name is Gumpo. I forgot to tell his riamei first. Well, one day Gumpo went down ��������� cellar looking for the big pieco of meat that Kate, the servant, was going to cook the next day for the family's dinner. He found it, "Absolutely nothing. Tho enigma. How strangely letter was you act, an Frank. I can't understand you Slowly the life color returned ' to his cheeks and lips, as he answered, or stammered :��������� "Pardon me, Constance. I thought���������I feared���������I hoped there might be some explanation. I thought she must have given you some reason for so horrible a step. Are you sure there is no hint, no clue to help us?" "Frank, listen: Sybil's note explained nothing. It only implored me not to think harshly of her, when I should know what she had done, and bade me farewell. I could not comprehend its meaning until the news reached me that she _u������_fled." (TO BE CONTINUED1.)' All Looking for Mall. With bis heavy bag ashoulder, pulling him a little out of the perpendicular, the postman was making his morning rounds. Beads of perspiration Ostole slowly from under his helmet and rolled down his cheeks, for the sun was beginning one of the hottest days of the season, with a temperature of 00 and no breeze astir. But the postman did not seem to mind it much. He trudged on, whistling "A Hot Time" as pleasantly as if everything were to his liking. "Is there any mail for me?" asked a young lady of twenty summers who had seen him coming and had run out to meet him. "Afraid I'll have to disappoint you this time," replied the carrior, but there was a twinkle in his eye and a moment later he handed her a letter, directed in a masculine hand. ��������� "Oh, thank you," she said, blushed a little and dashed back into the house. The postman went on. "Got anything for our house?" quoried. a well-dressed, apparently wealthy business man who was just coming down the front walk. "Not much to-day," arid the postman handed out a bunch of four or five paDers and magazines and half a dozen other pieces of mail. "Here you go, Mary," said the business man to his wife, who wasooming down the walk to see what. mail there was. "There are three or four more invitations and another letter from that confounded aunt of yours. Wonder what she wants this. time. Don't go in too heavy on wedding presents." He sauntered down, towards the line of street cars. The postman had gone on, "still whistling "A Hot Time." At a little cottage he stopped and pulled the bell. An old man answered the call and took the proffered paper, but his eyes met the postman's in a look of inquiry mingled with unmistakable disappointment. "Is there no letter?" he said. "That's all to-day," answered the other cheerily. As the old man started to close the door he cOuld be heard to mutter: "No letter! Ah, my poor Jeannie." \ The postman went on, but did not whistle. The same thing had happened, every day for a year. When Ono Can Work Boat. | At what hour of the day is a man at his strongest, and so fitted to do hard work with the least weariness? Probably the answer occurring at onoe to most persons would be, "When he gets up in the morning." This is by no means the case; on the contrary, according to experiments of Dr. Buoh with the dynamometer, a man is precisely at his weakest when he turns out of bed. Our muscular force is greatly increased by breakfast, but it attains to its highest point after the midday meal. It then sinks for a few hours, rises again towards evening, but steadily declines from night till morning. The two chief foes of muscular force, according to Dr. Buch, are overwork and idleness. Sweating at work deteriorates the muscles. Many of the great workers of the world have been early risers. But early rising, according to Buoh's doctrine, ought always to be supplemented by early breakfasting.��������� London Star. too, upon a shelf in the inner cellar. So he pulled it down and ate it like the hungry dog he was, and then when he had finished he walked back a littlo and sat upon his hind legs, or haunches perhaps would be more proper to say. As he sat there he grinned and grinned and began whacking his tail,on tho floor of tho cellar, first on one sido and then on the other, until suddenly there was an awful snap, then a howl and war and tumult, and poor doggy was caught in the steel.trap. 'It had been set there for a rat, but-Gumpo was the old rat that was caught. , A'week!'after this, when what was left of the tail had got well, little Mary Devine, Gumpo's young mistress, met her playfellow, just as you see. She had not beon told about tho ao- cidont, and so sho hardly knew Gumpo, because he had grown very thin as well as' lost his tail and had experienced that "honesty was tho best policy." -Little Mary stood as you see in the picture and said nothing, she, was so surprised. "If this is Gumpo," at last she said to herself, ��������� "I am,ashamed,of him." Now, if Gumpo had done right he would have been sleek and fat, the same as he always was, and have a tail itsfull length, and Mary would have known him. It is always bettor not to be too greedy and never by any means to take what does not belong to us, and then in the end we,will find that, unlike Gumpo, with his tail lost in the trap, everybody will know and" respect us.���������Ellen Ring in Weekly Bouquet. _ ____--. How Modern Boilers Are Made* ' v.- ��������� The steel for locomotive boilers is supplied by contract in the shape of flat, rectangular shoots. Before it is accepted the tensile and breaking strength of each one is tested. Next it is marked off by measure with ohalk lines for rivet holes, whioh aro punched through it by a maohine that does tho work as quickly and easily as if it woro a slice of oheese. Thon the sheet is trimmed to the proper size by a great steel knife, which cuts off the edges like paper. Finally it is turned , into a ourved shape by passing between huge rollers and is riveted to other sheets, which make up the oylindrioal tube of the boiler by means of redhot iron bolts. A boiler making shop is notoriously the noisiest place on earth, bub it is surprising to find how soon ono gets used to the clamor so that it would bo possible to lie down and sleep amid it nil. Thero is nothing like getting aooustomed to things. Every now and then a man is killed in the works by having a boiler roll upon ,him. He has had such long practice in eluding dangers of the sort that he becomes too indifferent, stepping out of the way a moment too late.���������Exchange \ The Morning: Bath* Flossie and Frisky are grave as can be. "lis very important, you all will agree, That kittens should wash themselves clean every day And brush their soft fur before going to play. Floss watches, admiring. Her toilet is done. When Frisky has finished, they will play in the sun. ���������-B. __. Norris in Youth's Companion. Easily Explained. T wonder why they oall the expenses of a ohurch the running expenses" said Mrs. Martin. "I suppose it's because the vestrymen are never able to catch up with them," answered her husband.���������Harper's Bazar. An Instructive Game. For young children an interesting and instructive game is played as follows: Cut from the headings on magazines or newspapers the words in large type; paste each one on a slip of pasteboard; put in a box and shake well; divide equally and instruct the little ones to form sentenoes. All the unavailable words should be thrown back in the box. Then each one without looking takes out one word until five have been drawn. The child must form a sentence from the five words if possible. The ohildren must be provided with slips with the word "ticket" on them. Whenever a blunder is made a ticket must be given to the person who corrects it. The player who at the end of ten rounds possesses the most tiokets is entitled to a prize.*��������� Exchange. Heavy Handicap. Lean O'Leary���������Ma'am, I'm a wiotlm of most ad worse circumstanoes. Old Lady���������Poor man! What happened to you? Lean O'Leary���������Ma'am, I showed many signs of greatness in me youth.���������North American. ���������1 < ''J ' <\ ���������i CJ -,1 "I 1 I -#_ -,-~��, _-_,^^_tl_H*^_1-_..l.��^Mr_,t*_W-tVi-ft* .-J--te-ft_---��'-J--lt''n-l--^��^^-^'-iyi-;f-lltri- J-T- ��� ��� ���,
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THE LOST CHILDREN.
REV. DR. TALMAGE'S SERMONTO
BEREAVED PARENTS.
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The Shorter the -Vo'yajre the Less Chance
for a Cyclone���Temptation in Old Afire���
What the Lad Dyina: at Sixteen is Spared
���Generosity of licreavement.
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[Copyright 1897, by American Press Association.] ,
Washington, Oct. 81.���From an nn
usual standpoint Dr. Talmage offers
comfort at the loss of children, and this
sermon must be a balsam for many
wounds. His text is Isaiah Ivii, 1, "The
righteous is taken away from the evil to
come."
We all spend much time in, panogyrio
of longevity. We considor it u great
thing to live to be an octogenarian. If
any one dies in youth, we say, "What a
pity!" Dr. Muhlenbergh, in old age',
said that tho liymu written in early- life
by his own hand no more' expressed his
sentiment when it-said:���
I would not live alway.
, If one be pleasantly circumstanced, he.
never wants to go.' William Cullon Bryant, the great poet,; at 83*'years of age,
standing in my house in a festal group,
reading "Thnnatopsis" wlthout^spectac-
les, was just as anxious to live^as when
at 18 years of age he wroto that immortal threnody., . Cato jfeared, at <80 years of
age that he' would^ not livo to" learn
Greek. Monaldesco,' at 115 years,'writing
the history of his timq, feared a collapse,
Theophrastus, writinga'bobk'at 90-years
of ago, was anxious' to live to complete
it. , Thurlow Weed, atv about 8(5 years of
age, found life as great a desirability as
when he snuffed out his first politician.
Albert Barnes, so well prepared tor the
next world at 70, said he would rather
stay here. 'So it is all the way down. I
suppose that the,last timo that Methuselah was out of doors in a storm he was
afraiu of getting his feet wet lest it
shorten his days.
Indeed I some time ago preached a
sermon on the blessings of longevity, but
I now propose to preach to you about
the blessings of an abbreviated earthly
existence. If I wero an agnostic, I would
say a man is blessed in proportion to the
number of years he can stay on terra
Anna, because after that he falls oil the
docks, and if he is over picked out of the
depths it is only to be set up in some
morgue'of the universe to see if anybody
will claim him. If I thought God made
man only to last 40 or 50 or 100 years
and thon he was to go into annihilation,
I would say his chief * business ought to
. be to keop alive and even in good weather
to be cautious and to carry an .umbrella
and take overshoes and life preservers
and bronze armor and weapons of defense lest he fall off into nothingness and
obliteration.
Tho Quick Itctnrn Home. k
But, my friends.'you are not agnostic*-..
You beliovo in immortality and the
eternal residenco of the righteous in hea;
ven, and therefore I first remark that an
abbreviated earthly existence is to be
desired and is a blessing because it makes
one's lifo work very compact. t
Some men go to business at 7 o'clock
in the morning and return at 7 in the
evening. Others go at 8 o'clock and return at.12. Others go at 10 and return
at 4. .1 have friends who are ten hours a
day in' business, others who are five
hours, others who are one hour. They all
do tl^-ir work well. They do their entire
work and then they return. Which position do you think tsbe most desirable?
You sav, other things being equal, the
man who is the shortest time detained
in business and who can return home
the quickest is the mnst blessed.
Now, my friend-, whv not carry that
good sense into the -subject of transference from this world? If a person die in
childhood, he gets through his work at
9 o'clock in the morning. If he die ad 45
years of age, he gets through his work
at 13 o'clock noon. If he die at 70 years
of age, he '''gets v through his work at 5'
o'clock'in the' ;alternoon. If ho die at,
90, he has to toil all'the way on up to 11
o'clock at night. The sooner we eet
through our work the better.' , The har-^
vest all in barrack or barn the farmer
does..not sit down in the stubble field;!
but, shouldering his scythe and taking
his pitcher from under the tree he makes
a straight line for the old homestead.
All we want to be anxious about is to
get our work done and well done, and
the quicker the better
j Saved From thf C\clone, Perhaps'.'vi'i-
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Again,1 there is a blessing in an 'abbreviated earthly existence m the fact
. that moral disaster might come upon the
man if he:' tarried longer. A Keoeritly , a
mari who'had been.prominent in churches, and who had been admired for his
generosity and kindness everywhere, for
forgery was sent to state prison for 15
years. Twenty years ago there was no
more probability of that man's committing a commercial dishonesty than that
you will commit commercial dishonesty.
The number of men who fall into ruin
between 50 and 70 years of age is simply
appalling. If they had died 30 years
before, it would have been better for
them and better for tneir families. The
shorter the voyage the less chance for a
cyclone.
There is a wrong theory abroad that
if one's youth be right his old age will
be right. You might as well say there
is nothing wanting for a ship's safety
except to get, it fully , launched on the���
Atlantic'ocean. ' 1 have sometimes asked'"
thoso who were schoolmates or college
mates of some great- defaulter: "Whtit!
kind of a boy was he? What, kind of a
young man was. he?" And 'they have
said: "Why, he was a splendid fellow. I
had no idea he could ever go into such
an outrage." The fact is the great temptation of life sometimes comes far on in
mid-life or in old age.
The first time I crossed the Atlantic
ocean it was as smooth as a mill pond,
and I thought, the sea captains and the
voyagers had slanaered the old ocean,
and I wrote home an essay for a'magazine on "The Smile of the Sea," but I
never afterward could have written that
got 'home'we gofa
The first voyage of
seems'as if it
<,i,fi they could
thing, for before we
terrible shaking up.
my life may. be .very smooth. The , last
may be .a euroclydon., ,Many who start
life in great* prosperity do not end it in
prosperity.
The . great ' pressure of'- temptation
comes, sometimes in this direction. At
about 45 years of age a man's nervous
system changes, and some one tells him
he must take stimulants to keep himself.,up, and. he ;takes stimulants to keep
himself ,-up.' until the stimulants keep
him &_wn|"'dr "a man' has 'been going
along'for 30 or 40 years in unsuccessful
bus-inessA-and here is an opening where
by one dishonorable action he can lift
himself and' life his family from all
financial embarrassment.'He attempts to
leap the chasm, and ho falls into it.
The, Soldier on Guard.
Then it \s in after lite that the great
temptation of success comes. If a man
makes a fortune before :_ 0' years of age,
he generally loses it before-40. The solid
and the permanent fortunes for tho most
part do not come to their climax until in
raid-life or in old age. The most of the
bank presidents havo white hair. -Many
of those who havo been largely successful
have been flung of arrogance or wprldli-
ness or dissipation"in old age. They may
not have lost their.,' integrity. - but.,���they*.
have'become so * worldly and^'so^selflsh'
under the influence of-large success that
it is'evident, to everybody ttfajb-theif Success has been i.* temporal ^oala'rnily^nd,
an eternal damage. Concerning .many
peoplo it may* beV fiaid. it *
would have been better _ , , .
have embarked 'from'thi_life at SO or 30
years of age..,, (ii <��� . ' 3 rf
Do you*K__bwJtfie"reason why' the vast
majority <of-people "'die before 30? It is
becauso they have not the, 'moral' endurance or that which \ is; (beyond' ^ the 30
and a merciful God will-hot allow''them-
to be put to the fearful strain.
Again, there is a*1 blessing 'in an abbreviated earthly existence in the fact
that one is-the sooner taken off ( the defensive. As'soon0 as one is old^enough to
take care of himself he it put on his
guard. Bolts^bn the doors to* keep out
the robbers. Fireproof safes to keep off
the flames. !_!_��'insuranco and fire insurance against accident. .Receipts lest you
havo to pay a debt twice. Lifeboat
against shipwreck. Westinghouse airbrake against railroad collision and hundreds of hands ready to overreach you
and take all you have. Defense against
cold, ctefensi^against heat, defense against
sickness, defense against 'the world's
abuse, defense all the way down to ftho
grave, and even the tombstone sojnetirnes
is not-�� sufficient"barricade. --;
If a*soldier who , has been on guard,
shiverfng and stung with t the cold, pacing uto and down the parapet with
shouldered musket, is glad whon some
one coraos to relieve guard and he can
go inside the fortress, ought not that
man to shout for joy who can put down
his weapon, of earthly defense and so
into -hiking's,castle? tWho is the more
fortunate^beisol&ier ,wh'd^has to*stand,
guard l^hours'i_rJ^he man^who 'has .-to
stand g&ara six hour's^? Wehaveo6m_ion
sense about everyijiiliifjK but religion..common'-sensef-about fiyfe^ythirig ��� bu.-trans-
ferencevf_om_this-.world. .-,<-v.__rm��- -1-t
&������
some great1 center.---Any.- one~-,who -has
studied the earth'~andf studied the heavens knows that God's favorite figure in
geometry is a circle. When God put forth
hi hand to creates the -"universe, he did
not strike that hand v^at,,(right angles,
but he waved'it in a,circle, and kept on
waving in a JcirCle"* until systems and
constellations arid galaxies and all worlds-
took that motion. .sOur. 'planet swinging.
around the sun,.other planets, swinging
around other suns,"' 'but somewhere a
great hub, around'which"thelgreat wheel
of the universe turns. ���--Now the center is
heaven. That Jsjthe-,capital of the universe; that is the-great metropolis ot im-
mensity. r _
Does not our^common'' sense teach us
that in matters off study it is better for
us to move out from the center toward
the circumference '-rather. ,than��to be on
the circumference, jwhere bur* world now
is? We are like;? those ..who study the
American continent, .while standing on
the Atlantic beach.' The' w'ay to study
the continent is to cross it or go to the
heart of it. Our standpoint in this world
is defeotive We are at the wrong end of
the telescope. The "best .way to study a
piece,,of machinery is not to stand on the
dooratep^and try to look in, but to go in
wifch^the-^encineer arid 'take our place
righfcjttnid- the, saws and".-the \ cylinders.
'W^3 w^ear^ur^eyes put and;, our brain,out
rrom the fac't f'hat we are, studying under such*gr6at disadvantage. 'Millions of
dollars for observatories to .study things
about the moon,' about' the11 sun, about
the rings of Saturn, ^ about transits and
nccultations and eclipses, simply because
our studio, our' rbb'serva-ory is' poorly
situated. We are! down-in'the cellar trying to study tho palace 'qf-the universe
while our departed Christian friends havo
gone upstairs' am I'd" ihe skylights to
study. Now, when one' can sooner get to
the-center of things, <is *be not to be congratulated?, Who wants to.be always in
the freshman class? * We study God in
this world by -the" Biblical photograph of
him, but we all .-knowrwe* can in five
minutes of interview .-.with/-a- friend get
more accurate idea of him ��irhan wc can
by studying hum for -"50 yea'__ through
pictures or words. "The'little child that
died last night knows ,more of God than
all Andover, and all Princeton, and all
New 'Brunswick, .and all Edinburgh, and
all the theological institucs in Christendom. Is it not better to go up to the
very headquarters of knowledge?
. go around jyith.,_jnorbid, feeli^gs^abput
our health or about-'anticipated" derifise".
We ought to be giving .not" ��� according, to
that old maxim which* loused to' hear in
my boyhood 'that yon must live'a. though
a Very day were/the-lasti '.you-*-.mist -live
as though -you jjwere _ p, liy^fprpveE, ..fpr
you will. Do not", be" nervous.lest you
have to move' out "of a shanty into an
Alhahibra.*' ���' :.* -* ���* ���'- ��� *'**". ���' '������"
One Christmas, day I witnessed *son_e-i
thing very .thrilling. , We bad- Just .distributed'the 'family presents ^Chri^'ninas
morning, wheri'T -heard' "a "great*"cry'"o'f
distress in the hallway.~~ A "child 'from a
neighbor's house came in.* to( say (har
father "was dead. It was only 'tthree' doors
off, and I think in two minutes we were
there. -,There lay -the old Christian sea
captain,-his face upturned toward'''the
window, as though he had suddenly
seen the headlands and with;an illuminated countenance, as though'.* hV were
just going into harbor. The fact was he
had already got * through the 'Narrows.
In the adjoining room.were the Christmas presents waiting for. his distribution. Long ago, one night when he had
narrowly esgaped with his ���'ship frripi being run down by a great ocean steamer,
he had made his peace with God, and a
kinder neighbor.or a better man than
Captain Pendleton you would ��� not find
this side of heaven' Without,a moment's
warning, the pilot of the heavenly'harbor had mat himvjusk'off , the .lightship.
The Old Sea Captain's Story. < -. ���
He had often talked -to me of the
goodness of God, ana especially of a time
when he waVabout to' enter ' New' York
harbor with<>his ship, from hI-iverpool- and
he was suddenly impressed that he o(ugh-t
to put back'3to "sea.' ' Under the protest of
the crew and lirider their very1"'threat *h'_'
put baek.���< to; * sea,_ < fearing-. - at (the same
time he was -losing his inlpd,. forvit,,did
seem so unreasonable that when , they,
could get into "'harbor,1 that ('riigh"t'','they
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HFTTYimraOGBm
THE SUCCESS OF A GREAT CAN-
��� ,, \ f.?ADIAN INDUSTRY. ' ' ��, '���
t **>.
Sep V18. 1897.
A SJiort Sketch of f lie Mammoth Plant
I.' "Where the Most Famous Malt Liquors .
>' ���������'
' 'Tiuit Canada Proiluees-Aro Maunfac-
tnrecl���A Toronto \_ rlter Describes IIi_
Vislt to the JEstabJ ishrnent <of the Carl-
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ing J}^.& M. Co. (Limited).* JLoridon.
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From .The Torbncq Globe,
The immense establishment of the
above company, covoring a ground area -
of 38,000 feet and five stories in height,
with elevator running from .-top,to bot- v
torn, stands out conspicuously as'bne'of-*-
the leading manufactories of London. It
was forihded on a small scale fifty.- years ,
ago by tho late Thomas Carling. It is
one, however, whose fame and.fqputatlon;
is not confined 'to London 'or Canada
alone, but is known all the world over. *
Through the kindness of Sir John Carl-'
ing The Globe's representative 'had'yes-
terday the opportunity of examining'
into the resources of v this immense , in-';,
dustry, and he was amazed not only" at ���
tho gigantic operations carried on, .but at *,
the amount of machinery and ' stock?,;
ncessary>to conduct a* business .of this'$
_
'A'
-ft*
vlated earthly'
one escapes so many bereavements. The
longer we live tho more attachments and
tho more kindred, tho.more chords to be
wounded or ' rasped^ or j sundered.' If a
man.live on to 70'l6r'80'years of age,
how many graves are 'cleft at his feet! In
that long reach-of tiine father and mother go, brothers-vand sisters' go, children
go, grandchildren go, personal friends,
outside the family circle, whom they had
loved withva love hke that of David and
Jonathan-. ��*��� Besidesi that," some men* have
a natural trepidation about dissolution
and-'ever and arion during 4(jt*or 50 or 60
years, this horror of their dissolution
shudders through soul and body. Now,
suppose the lad goes at 16 years of age?
lie escapes 50 funerals, 50 caskets, 50
obsequies, 50 awful wrenchings of the
heart. It is hard enough for us to bear
their departure,1 ,put is^ Jt~' not easier for
,us to bearAth_ir. departure than for them
to stay and bear 50'departures? Shall we"
not by the .grace of God , rouse ourselves
into a'generdsity;of bereavement which
will practically say, "It is/hard enough
for me to'go^thrpugh this, bereaveme it,
but how glad T"'am that 'he will never
have to go through it." So I reason
with myself, and so you will find it helpful to reason with yourselves. David lost
his son. Though David was king, he lay
on the earth mourning and inconsolable
for sohie^time. Ati;this'distanceTibf-time,
which do you really J;$ihiri;k' was the .one
to be congratulated, 'the short lived child
or the long lived father?;.Had David died
as early as that child di^.d.;ljie would, in
the:flrst:piace, hav^escaped -'that particular bereavement, then he would have
escaped the worse bereavement of A bsa
lorn, his recreant son, and the pursuit of
the Philistines, and the fatigues of his
military camjraign, aud the jealousy of
Saul, arid ithe perfidy of Ahithophel, and
tho curse of Sbimei, and the destruction
of his family at Zikiag, and, above all,
he would have escaped the two great
calamities of his life, the great sins of
uncleanness and murder. David lived to
be of vast use to the church and the
world, but so far as his own happiness
was concerned, does it not seem to you
that it would have been better for him
to have gone early?
Now,, this, my friends, explains some
things that to you have been inexplicable. This shows you why when God
takes little Children from,a household he,
is'very' apt" to ' take the brightest, tbe"
most genial, the njost sympathetic, the
���most talentedr1 Why? ���.:__ is because'that
kind of nature'suffers' the most when it
does suffer and' is most 'liable to temptation. God saw the tempest sweeping up
from the Caribbean and he put the delicate craft into the first harbor. "Taken
away from the evil to come."
The Center in Heaven.
Again, my friends, there is a blessing
in an abbreviated; earthly existence in
tne fac.t that it puts^ione sooner in the
center .'of things. All jastronorcersj infidel as well as Christian, agree in believing that the universe'swings around
On the Kyryoif tho Wheel.
Does not our common sense teach us
that it is better to ,her>v atjt\the center
than to be clear outjjjKonfthe-i;>'rim 'of' the
wheel, holding nerv^Susi^/fastfjbo; the tire
lest we be suddenly^'KurledVin'to light
and eternal felicity? _?��irpugh'-, all kind's
of optical instruments^irying'-.to peeriin
through the cracks and^'tHe^Keyhbles.of
heaven, afraid that bqfeK%d6br_-^,dffth'e
celestial mansion will '.b^^swung'ywicle
open before our entranced*<*_.ision.^rushing about among the apothecary shops
of this world, wondering if this is good
for rheumatism, and that is good for
should put'back to'-sea.-"'But-''they
back to sea, and Captain, Pendleton sai
to his mate/ "You call me at 10 o'oloc
at night.",,*__1b*~12 o'clock" a.v,'night th
all-- are
to prefer'the;
a
ushered into
where the inliab
sick."
,**l,*\Vhat fools ��� we
circumference '.to theV center! What ..
dreadful thing it wpufd'*-bp\if we should
be suddenly ushered^'from' this wintry,.
world into the May time orchards ofJ
heaven, and if our pauperism of sin and
sorrow should be suddenly broken up by
a presentation of an emperor's castle
surrounded by parks, with springing
fountains and paths up and down which
angels of God walk two and two. We
are like persons standing on the cold
steps of the National picture gallery in
London, under umbrella in _he"i-ain,
afraid to go in amid the Turners and
the Titians and the Raphaels. I come to
them and say, "Why don't you go inside the gallery?" "Oh," they say, "we
don't know whether we can get in." I
say, "Don't you see the door is open?"
"Yes," they say, "but we have been so
lone on these cold steps we are' so attached to them we don't like to leave."
put
said
*-*, *.
clock
at night."''T__V~ 12 o'clock"' at''night the
captairf" was*varoused' and'' said:'s."What
does this mean? I' thought I told you to
call-mo at,10, o'clock, and here it.is 12?"
"Why," said"thji,mate, "I- "did call you
at 10 o'clodk,"^and you got up, looted
around and told me to keep right on the
same course for two hours, and then to
call you at 12 o'clock." Said_uthe captain: "Is it possible? I have no'remem-
brance of that."
At 12 o'clock the captain went on
deck, and through the rift of a cloud the
^moonlight; fell'ppon* the^se^l.nd (f's|iowed
him a- shipw^eckl-iWit-ftSliOO.3 struggling
passengers. B[e helped th'atn off.,; Had' he
been any .earlier, or any.*,; later : at^;that
point of the'^sea/he would^'haveji-bepii^of
no service toVthose drown^ngfpebple.^fOn
board^the captain's vesseljS^hey began|to
band together(\*asr;^to what^they^shoiild
pay:'-for, the ;MscueVa*nd ���v^k0l"they;ishould
pay for the provisions. "Ah," saysT'the
captain, "my lads, you can't pay me
anything. All I have on board is yours.
'J'feel too greatly honored of God in hav*;
,'ing sayed'^yoii,'tc?']take any pay." Jtist
like hiin_A-;He4never got any pay oxcept
jbhat of his own applauding conscience.
-V. Oh, '.that.^'the^.jpid sea captain's God
,might be my.'vGo'd'and yours! Amid the
-stormy seas of *this H*6 may we have
always some one'as tenderly to take care
of us as ; the ^ captain took care of the
drowning* crew" and'the passengers. And
may we come into the harbor with as
little physical pain and with as bright a
hope as he had, and if it should "happen
to be a Christmas morning,' when the
presents are being distributed and we are
celebrating the birth of him who came
to save our shipwrecked world, all the
bettor, for what grander, brighter Christmas present could we have than heaven?
congratulated "on having their " plant'in
such a flourishing city,- and '..surrounded
by counties whose fertile acres well entitle them to" be 'called "the garden"bt^"-ify
Canada." In all the products of the company the same'eare as to the " toneland """"" ,
excellence of the quality'.of liquors is observed.
Their"celebrated porter ,'deserves e'speo-1'^
lal mention, not only as being .an;excel-,���,- }.
'tlent beverage, but because physicians v
recommend it strongly for invalids'1 and'
persons with weak constitutions..-,*Jt8f,., **
"constituent elements are the "Dublin"
-malt, the same1 as that used by the- , ,
world-famous brewer, -Guinness, .and'* ^./i
pure spring water. This water is kept in ,^ ,
a beautiful-reservbir' on'"their"'adjacent^
grounds. It is the purest.-in- Canada,"'as i.*-*'
shown by chemical analysis, and is em- , "���
ployed' in"the -manufacture of all tne""-'
firm's output. It producesrcduring-^l t^t"*
hours 60,000 gallons.of water, and is. thusjt
kept in a'perennial state of purity'-'and-' ���
coolness. *-'. - .. , . ..,���..-'-ts
The Carling's ales and lager are also. a
famous throughout' Canada on account *'
of their-isuperioiv* quality, tpurity^andv ��.__ '
delicacy, of flavor, being produced from t
the very best quality of barley and hops.
As a result there has been* a great falling'V
off of the imported articles in these lines v sv
in recent years, as Canadians, are ,quick ^
to recognize the merits^of an article" of **-
home production twhen the quality meets ��� $"
their approval. _ t *. - ./ s "_ r" ^,"\ _(*v
Their'exhiibf'at "the Western "Fair th*is"f "'
year is a model of artistic 'arrangement.' ���?
It;is pyramidal in shape, 12 feet in-dia- .
meter,' and 2o'fee'tvhigh.' I.fteeri hundred'"
bottles of'their'ales, lager,1'porters,'Veto..'-?*
are employed, *in its" >construction,1 mak-
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"But," I say} "it is* so
and more beautiful in the-, gallery; you
inute'h brighter
llery
they
hiid, better go in."�� "-NoW^ they say;-4
"we know exactly'-' how?_it--.is out here,**,
but we don't know exactly how it is
inside." . ,->, -^> - >:^f
So we stick to this world'as though we
'preferred cold drizzle 'to*warm habitation, discord to cantataji sapkclbth to
royal purple, as though we preferred a
piano with four or five of the keys out
of tune to an instrument fully attuned,
as though earth and heaven had exchanged apparel, and earth had taken
on. bridal array and heayen..had gone into
��� deep mourning, all its *^a|e^d;|.s<��gnant,
* all its harps broken, all othalfcas 'cracked
at the dry wells, all the lawns sloping
to the river plowed jWith(i graves, ywith
dead angels under, the) furrow- Qh'-'I
want to. break my owh'infa-uation ii^id I
want to break up your infatuation with
this world! I tell you if we are ready
and if our work.is done the sooner we
go the better, and if there are blessings
in longevity 1 want you to know right
well there are also blessings in ah abbreviated earthly existence.
A _iic_'cle Freak.
The Eiffel tower bicycle is the newest
sensation among the wheelmen of Berlin.
It is a tandem, and a few weeks ago tbe
stiange machine, with one ot its riders
high in the air, made its appearance on
the boulevards of the German city, and
it at once became the tandem freak of
the continent. ^The seat of the rider at
the' top of tfie 'tower is'j'.jijjsach'ed- 'by-la7
series of steps 'ifixed to J*!tJ_J! rear fraine
^post of the odd bicycle. The1 rider" on the
lofty seat helps in the propulsion of the
wheel through a*series of pedals, sprocket
wheels and a chain leading down to the
driver wheel of,the bicycle. Strange as
it may appear,"'the wheel can be ridden
up and down hill and over the ordinary
country roads with as much ease and
comfort as the regulation safety.
ing it one of the most striking features
of the exhibit, and one showing the enterprise and push which characterize .ally,
the actions of the company. , , ,. ���#i
As an 'evidence of ' the popularity of
their goods it may bo further stated that "-���
they were granted special diplomas and. r
medals at the World's Fair in Chicago
for the general excellence of their goods/';,
as well as at every other eshibition of. -.-
importance where their goods , were dis- l7
played.
What Guinness and Bass are " to Great'
Britain, or Pabst to the United States, t*
Carling is to Canada, and ��� it is safe to
predict that in the future * as in the past
this company ��� will" occupy the foremost-'*"
place in this liner of manufacturesan,\"..! -
Canada.
J
Domestic Curves.
"Pusher is furious,"
"What's the matter?"
"He was'arrested on suspicion" of ~f being a .scorcherJ'.' , , , "��� t
'Well���isn't he."
'No; that's a baby-buggy stoop he
wears." ��� ;
.It
that lie is
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_.;���";- '���,',' Op.Ppsitef'BXpressfons.
'' There i_'.'_flpr6spei'it^ |_ace,
'i;Siride^
two kinds, 'ty
stand
"Yes
"What are-the^?";:;| (
"The face*J we ^.^arl'/whe^p'- :^e|-.'hav-^:
prosperity and the'face we wear when
our neighbor has it."
State of Onlo, Crrv or Toledo,
Lucas Countv. -i ��� .-
Frank J. Chunky m.ikcs oath that lie is the
senior partner of tlie iirm of F. ,7. Cheney & Co.,' '
doing,uusmess in,the .City.-.of Tol/c-uo.*, County- %
and State" aforesaid .'-"and that'saifl'fifm'wiir'pay J
the sum of ONE HUNDR KD DOLL A KS for each m >d
and every case ol Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use of Hall's Cata'kn ii Cuke. ...... ��� <**
" . ' " FRANK J. CHENEY.'
Sworn to befor. meSand 'subscribed ini.my r���* j
presence, this 6th day of December, A.D. 1896..;
-[seal X ; ���������>���-' A
W. GLEASON,= ..'.*-.
Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces'of
the system. Send for testimonials free.
,! .... F. J.CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
^TSoid by druggists, 7.r*c.
Taken From the Kvil to Come.
If .thei. spirit of this sermon is true,
how"consoled''1 you ought to feel about
members of your family that went early!
"Taken from the evil to come," this!
book says. What a fortunate escape they
had! How glad we ought to feel that
they will never have to go through the
struggles which we have had to go
through! They had just time enough to
get cut of the cradle .and run , upon the
springtime ...hills of this.-'world and see
howtit" looked, and then they "started for
a "better .stopping: place... They'were, like
ships that put'in'at St." Helena', staying
there long enough to let passengers go
up and see the barracks of Napoleon's
captivity, and then hoist sail for the
port of their own native'land. They only
took this world in transit. It is hard for
us, but it is blessed for them.
And if the spirit of this sermon is
true, then we ought not to go around
sighing and groaning when another
year is going, but we ought to go down
on one knee by the milestone and see
the letters and thank God that we are
365 miles nearer home. We ought not to
The Horse���noblest of the brute creation���wheu suffering from a cut, abrasion,
or sore, derives as much benefit as its
master in a like predicament, from tlie
healing, soothing action of l)r. IT horn as'
JEclectric Oil. Lameness, swelling of Lhe
neck, stiffness of the. joints, .tlir-out aud
lungs, are relieved by it.
__^ ���
Ho Saw Two. . _.'
First Scotch Worthy (who is not quite
sure that he is in a'fit condition to face
his wife)���Say, John, you stansh still
there and tell me hoo I. get on.
Second Ditto���Oh, you're doin fine;
but. who's that wi' jje?���Pick-Me-TJp.
Difflc���lties Enconritered.'
"Did you succeed in raising money for
that school teacher's monument?" :
"No. Pupils that he had been harsh
with wouldn't contribute, and pupils
that.he coddled had never .prospered."
���'- ' ��� '' -,.'. ; i
His Prog*ress.
"Have you made any progress in your
lessons on the bicycle?"
"Yes," replied the man with a gentle
disposition.
"Do you ride into the country yet?"
"Oh, no. I don't ride anywhere worth
mentioning. But I don't think I hurt
myself so much when I fall off."���Washington Star.
Howto Cure Headache.���Some: people
suffer untold misery day after day-with
Headache. There is rest neither day or
night until the nerves are all unstrung.
The cause is generally a disordered stomach, and a cure can be effected by using
Parmelce's Vegetable Pills, containing
Mandrake' and Dandelion. Mr. Fihlay
Wark, Lysander, P. Q., writes: *'I find
Parmelee's Pills a first-class article for
Bilious,Headache."
4 ������.',. '. ,*?Mort ��**-Polish.- ,,���'.���. j ;, .-
See���he.puts his best foot foremost������ .
\ For the other one���alack��� j '"'"
Wears'a shoe that in his hurry ;
: He has quite forgot to black. ��� . -
There is nothing equal to Mother
Graves' Worm Exterminator for 'destroying worms.. No article of its kind, has
given such satisfaction. -���������..-..
He Was Practicing*.
/ Smith���-Is' young Flyingwedge practicing law?' '.'-'-' ' ': ���- .;
Williams���I think not. He was called
to the-bar,, but -I ithink* he's practicing
economy.���Illustrated Bits.
Holloway'sCorn Cure is 'the medicine
to remove all kinds;of corns and warts,,
and only costs.the small sum of twenty--1
five cents, i ' '
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r (*.!_������������������itJFSlJftffl-ttiJUw^G-fSii*" _ ^ ������tun.*f'-nuKws'tejmati*mJMUt*i*9*<* ������tae<iii^^<H-,ti,v-������UMt>Amj'j. (M������m_.>- (��������� .1 t,*t._r-������-���������an_WM*'4M ���������^tfK. "jimgnwiiuitii r '-;'.'.'' MI'T'f "���������rr- ifhmw������* ��������� T" ���������^" HOW IS THIS? Why Pay $65.00 to $75.00 for a Sewirfc Machine. When you can get a NEW RAYMOND. All Attachments Guaranteed FOR ONLY $4000 This is done by doing away with larga travelers Commissions and - ��������� making all the sales CASH. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE TO J. H, Good. CITY AUCTION ROOMS. SOLE AGENT. NANAIMO, B.C. LOCALS. ��������� One of Her Majesty's ships is anchored in Comox harbor. Mr. L. Davidson and wife returned frem Vanoouver on Friday. / , ���������FOR SALE a tfood serviceable bike. Apply a: News O.ticf. Twelve miner- arrived by last steamer and were given work in the mines. ; On March 8th, 500 Klondike.* reached Vancouver enroute to Dawson. L Mrs. Alex. Armstrong and children ar* rived from the east last Wednesday. ' We' will open Friday the moit complete stock of fishing tackle ever shown in Virion. SIMON LEISER. The survey of the New Vancouver under the sea mine, is in progress,' at the instance of the E. & N. Railway. On the, 12th in.t, the Lee Roi declared another dividend of $50,000, making a total up to this date $775,000. Mr. Ashe left Friday morning for Vancouver and Victoria. It is' possible he may return and open a jewelry establishment here. Mr. Collis manager, of Mr.Simon Leber's mammoth store, left Friday morning on a trip to Victoria; expects to return to-morrow. At 4 oclock Saturday morning a fire broke out in a chin in Chiuat <���������-*-> aud before the flumes were sttodurd thr e cai-ins were distroyed. The Cnaoian Homk Jocrxai. for Afar, is the best number of that periodical that ever came off the press and has never been excelled by any Canadian publication. The auction sale at John Piercy's, conducted by Mr. A. H. McCallum auctioneer, turned out quite satisfactory. Mr. Piercy expects to laave this weex it is said tor Klondike, Hib family will reside ia Cumberland. Mr. R; P. Edwards,, formerly of this . oity but now of Burgoyne Bay, Salt Spring Island, was appointed a few days ago a Justice of the Peaoe. We are glad to hear that Mr. Bdwards is doing well in his new home. ' We learn that some miscreant stuck a pitch fork into the shoulder of Rev. J. X. ' WillimarY horse; cause is unknown. Rev.Mr.Willemar, an a consequence walked into town on Sunday, instead of riding as Is his custom. Comox Bat Mabinkm Fkeb Coxobbt. The sailors of the H. M. S. Icarus will give a Free Concert in K. of P. Hall on Thursday evening, March 17th. To those who have attended the sailors' ooncerte, nothing farther need be added. They are worth hearing. Rev. Mr. Hicks baptised three Japanese Sunday afternoon. The proceedings were quite enteresting; Rev, Mr. Hicks reading the service m English and the Japanese Missionary translating it into Japanese. The Mission is progressing rapidly, the attendance of Japanese being good and increasing steadily. The Missionary ia a very earnest speaker and seems to have great influence over his people. M. J. Henry, the well-known florist and nurseryman of 604 Westminster Road, Vai..������ couver, is doing a rushing business up the Coast. He has no agents he save; but his plants and trees are his best agents, and wherever they go orders follow. By the steamers leaving Vancouver on tbe 84h inst, ha shipped nearly 1,000 trees, rosea, and plants. Harry Martin of Courtenay took a big lot of plum and cherry trees. John Knight of Comox received from him a lot " of frnit trees, Mrs. Aler. Grant of Cum- berland obtained a quantity of fli wer plants. J. N. Mnir of Sandwiek from same source a let of fruit trees. John Getnmill of Gab- riola Islandgot fruit tree*. Arthur Vernon of Hernando Island, roses and pilots. Mr. McKinnon. up the Coast, a big lot of fruit anb nut trees. Mrs.' A. R. Johnston and Mrs. B N. Smith of Nanaimo were suplied with roses from Mr. Henry's gardens. YancouYsr and Victoria Vocalists in Concert and Recitation. Thursday evening, March 23d, there will be given an unique and meritorious entertainment at the fl&etbofctst Cburcb. On this ' occassion there will appear Miss Lillian Armson in Recital and Song,1 Mr. Arthur Wheeler in Comic Parts, and Mr. Gideon U icks, always a favorite here. Concert commences at 6 o'clock. Admission 50 cents. The following from press notices: "1 have frequently heard Miss Lillian Armson's Recitals, ' and have always been delighted. Her rendition of her. selections has been almost faultless,' and 'her name on 1 ny program where she ia known is quite sufficient to attract a large andienoe."���������- Rev. Wm. Galhraith, M.A., LL.B., Toronto. "Miss Lillian L. Armson, a clever young Elocutionist, waa the star of the evening at a Recital given at Grimsby Park. Her rendering of 'A Woman's Scheme' was superb, and called forth great applause." ���������Toronto News. '- .. "The residents of Grimsby Park were again treated to an evening of Recital on Wednesday by Prof. Hynson's Phildel- phian School of Oratory. The Prof, haa reason to be proud of the manner in which raoh of his pupils aoqaitfed themselves. Particularly Miss Lillian Armson of Toronto, who possesses a cbaratfeg appearance, an easy grace of manner, and' that rare talent ���������taste. Miss Armson renders her selection in a style that wine for her round after round of applause. We predict for the fair young artist a brilliant aad successful future as a public reader."���������Toronto Globe. fST This entertainment will also be given at Agricultural Hall Cearteoay, evening of the 2-tb, at 8 o'clock. Passenger List. Per City of Nauaiino, March 11���������Mrs. M. F. Kelly, J. A. AddiBon, A. L.ite, M. Jones, C. Webster,. J. Raner, Hogberg, W. Cockran, W. Procter, J. Caaapliell, 'ifm, Aamstrong and family. C. Rabajbre^hl^ 4. Dick, Miss Swan. Japanese 1 dred and Seventeen and issued their man ifesto of defiance and trouble is feared. The Ninjr Chow arrived at 4 o'clock' yesterday afternoon with 443 passengers and a large amount of freight, including dogs, horses and oxen, for Wrangel, Skag way, and Juneau. There were 21 mount ed police and 60 from New Zealand. A- mong those well-known here was Jamea Lewis, who had in his party. John Me Donald, D. Mc Leod, D. Scott, J. Wilson and Michael Cain, New Zealan-iers and all fine looking men, who) will' doubtless, give a good account of themselves. Mr. Lewis said the McKini boys would sail to-day (Tuesday) on the Pakshan from Vancouvei. On the Pakshan will sail also Jack Taig and Geo. Hoskin, and J Sullivan of-never- used-religion as-a-cloak memory, and 24 of the mounted police. ' & tamo Ej.' Time Table No. 29, To take effect at 7a.iu.ou i'hhi-aay Nov. 4th 1897. Trail's 1 uit uu i'hcilic Staudard time. GOING NORTH���������Read down. . Sat.-c iJuil.. I Sund'y Ly. \ Ictorla for Nanaimo and , Wellington . Ar. Nanaimo .'. .'. '.' Ar. Wellington.. a. M. I 1>.M. !*.(J0 I 3.00 r-.-O [ aw U.-5 I 6.35 GOING SOUTH���������Head up. ������a_H__Ba Cordon Murdock, Third 8t. Union, B.C. WHARF NOTES The str. Islander, was :a yesterday. A- board were fifty passengers; none from Klondike but all from Skagway, which is reported in a fearlul conditon. Stories of deaths^said to be exaggerited. Everybody was " barking " with a cold. Alex Grant and party were seen there, expecting to move on the next - day. Some report the Chilkoot Pass blocked with snow and ice. A vigilance committee known as Hundred ariii/jOne, the day before the str. sailed served notice on the thugs to leave Skagway. The,latter immediately organized themselves into.the Three Hun Blacksntitltfifg in all its branches, and Wagons neat- v ly Repaired���������_-_���������_���������____ insurance: I am agent for' the - following reliable , companies: ' C_3-������_������__ The Royal Insurance Company. The London and Lancashire; Current Rates. ,"<. . . - . Can be seen afternoon's at corner offio near The.News. Jaubs Abrams. BLACK DIAMOND MURfiERy. Comox ftoaft, Wanafmo, JS. C. Fuit trees of alt descriptions'. Ornamental trees. Shrubs, and Roses. p. b. BOX 190 x x x x x x x x x x x HUTCHERSON & PERRY. ���������M ONE Y to loan upon improved real esthie. L. P. Eckstein. Subscribe for The News $2.or pet Annum We have without doubt the finest SfOC^C of DPY GOODS to hand and to arrive ever shown north of Victoria. We have so fart 200 Men's Suits, 100 Boys' Suits, .00 pairs Pants, Men's Hat and Caps, I adies'and Children's Straw Hats, Ladies' Blouses, Ladies'Whitewear, Lace Curtains, Curtain Muslins, Lawns, Nainsooks, Men's, Women's, and Children's Shoes. TO ARRIVE THIS WEEK.���������15 cases of English and Scotch Goods. Consisting of Dress Goods, Trimmings, Silks, Prints, Flannelettes, Linens, Quilts, Fray Cloths, Sideboard Covers, and all the newest lines in fancy Dry Goods to be had. We want to show and sell you these goods, and it will be to your advantage to see them. if ������_ 31 1 m I I _'A M I I* M I Daily. I Sat. & a -���������-��������� _ t 8uiid'y., Ar. Victoria........ | 12.07 | 7.00 Lv. Naimimo for Victoria. .. | 8.-I6 I 3_g Lv. Wellington for Victoria | 8.25 | _'_5 For rntos and information apply at C������_n- '.: puny* offices, A.DUN8MUJK. JOSKPH HUNTER. President. Qen'l Supt '. H.K. PRIOR, tton. Freight, and Passem-ei* SvX, , 9 i I )fil M I & ���������^1 ���������&n.' 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